WASHINGTON — Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy Kathleen Martinez and National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities President Beth Marks have signed an alliance agreement during National Nurses Week to promote the employment of individuals with disabilities in the health care industry.
Whether you are living with obvious disabilities such as limb differences or paralysis, or less visible ones such as a chronic illness, sensory impairment or post-traumatic stress disorder, there are few reasons that would prevent you from successfully completing a nursing program, or continuing your career.
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ODEP and National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities (NOND) AllianceODEP and NOND recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to promote the employment of people with disabilities in the healthcare industry. ODEP and NOND hereby form an Alliance to conduct outreach, education and technical assistance activities that promote the recruitment, hiring, retention and advancement
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News ReleaseODEP News Release: [05/07/2012]Contact Name: Bennett GamblePhone Number: (202) 693-4661Release Number: 12-0889-NAT Agreement supports increased hiring of individuals with disabilities in health care industryWASHINGTON — Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy Kathleen Martinez and National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities President Beth Marks have signed an alliance agreement during National Nurses Week
Working as a Nurse With a Disabilityby Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson What are your options if you aspire to be a nurse and are disabled? What would you do if you were already working as a nurse and became disabled? Whether you are living with obvious disabilities such as limb differences or paralysis, or less visible
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Our conclusions, as detailed in this report, entitled The Future of Disability in America, document the sobering reality that far too little progress has been made in the last two decades to prepare for the aging of the baby boom generation and to remove the obstacles that limit what too many people with physical and
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The Future of Disability in Americaby Committee on Disability in America, Marilyn J. Field and Alan M. Jette, EditorsThe 1991 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Disability in America: Toward a National Agenda for Prevention identified disability as a significant social, public health, and moral issue that affects every individual, family, and community across America. This
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If I Have a Disability, can I Become a Practical or a Registered Nurse? See our website on Advocacy Strategies for School. For information about the 2008 amendments to the ADA that broadens coverage for many individuals, see http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/adaaa_info.cfm. Contact the ADA Center for information on the ADA. Also, the Open the Door, Get ‘Em
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I Think I’ve Experienced Discrimination: Where Can I File?If the school is private, a complaint can be filed with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Disability Rights Section. If the school is a state institution, a complaint can be filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR), as state-run higher ed
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Are private schools subject to the ADA?by Bronwynne EvansYes, Title III of the ADA prohibits discrimination in public accommodations. Private schools must eliminate unnecessary eligibility standards that deny access to individuals with disabilities, and make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, and procedures that deny access unless a fundamental alteration in the nature of the program
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