Section 501 Of The Rehabilitation Act

The following is the text of sections 501 and 505 of the rehabilitation act of 1973 pub.

Section 501 of the rehabilitation act. Act as amended as these sections will appear in volume 29 of the united states code beginning at section 791. Section 501 covers reasonable accommodation for an individual with a disability who is either an applicant for a federal government job or already works for the federal government. An act to replace the vocational rehabilitation act to extend and revise the authorization of grants to states for vocational rehabilitation services with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe disabilities to expand special federal responsibilities and research and training programs with respect to individuals with disabilities to establish special responsibilities in the secretary of health education and welfare for coordination of all programs with.

Act as amended as these sections will appear in volume 29 of the united states code beginning at section 791. Postal service the postal regulatory commission and the smithsonian institution. 12111 et seq and the provisions of sections 501 through 504 and 510 of the americans with.

Section 501 section 501 requires affirmative action and nondiscrimination in employment by federal agencies of the executive branch. Sections 501 and 505. Section 501 of the rehabilitation act is a federal civil rights law that prohibits federal agencies from discriminating against job applicants and employees based on disability and requires agencies to engage in affirmative action for individuals with disabilities.

Section 501 covers more than just ict for people with disabilities. The standards for determining employment discrimination under the rehabilitation act are the same as those used in title i of the americans with disabilities act. An act to replace the vocational rehabilitation act to extend and revise the au thorization of grants to states for vocational rehabilitation services with special emphasis on services to individuals with the most severe disabilities to expand.

791 it is hereby ordered as follows. By the authority vested in me as president by the constitution and the laws of the united states of america and in order to promote an increase in the opportunities for individuals with disabilities to be employed at all levels and occupations of the federal government and to support the goals articulated in section 501 of the rehabilitation act of 1973 29 u s c. Section 501 prohibits employment discrimination against individuals with disabilities in the federal sector.

It does not require these entities to have a minimum number of employees at the worksite to be covered. Section 501 prohibits employment discrimination against individuals with disabilities in the federal sector.