Business must provide reasonable accommodations to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in all aspects of employment. Possible changes may include restructuring jobs, altering the layout of workstations, or modifying equipment.

Public services, which include state and local government instrumentalities, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and other commuter authorities, cannot deny services to people with disabilities participation in programs or activities which are

All new construction and modifications must be accessible to individuals with disabilities. For existing facilities, barriers to services must be removed if readily achievable. Public

Telecommunications companies offering telephone service to the general public must have telephone relay service to

Includes a provision prohibiting either (a) coercing or threatening or (b) retaliating against the disabled or those

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) was developed in response to the demand of an expanding public employment service for standardized occupational information to support job placement activities. The U.S. Employment Service recognized this need in the mid-1930’s, soon after the passage of the Wagner-Peyser Act. This Act established a Federal-State employment service system, and initiated an occupational research program, utilizing analysts located in numerous field offices throughout the country to collect the information required. The use of this information has expanded from job matching applications to various uses for employment counseling, occupational and career guidance, and labor market information services. In order to properly match jobs and workers, the public employment service system requires that a uniform occupational language be used in all of its local job service offices. Highly

The DOT made the five physical demand levels to group the 17,500 jobs to Sedentary, Light, Medium, Heavy and Very Heavy. This will indicate to the applicant what type or general work is required with the job.

Sedentary: Requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force (0-33% of an 8 hour workday) or primarily seated work.
Light: Exerting 20 pounds of force occasionally or negligible weight frequently (34% – 66% of an 8-hour work day), and may involve standing and walking to a significant degree.
Medium: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 20 pounds frequently or up to 10 pounds constantly (67% to 100% of an 8 hour workday).
Heavy: Exerting up to 100 pounds occasionally, 50 pounds frequently or 20 pounds constantly.
Very Heavy: That which requires exerting greater than 100 pounds of force occasionally, greater than 50 pounds frequently and 20 pounds constantly.

1. Weights
2. Forces Push or Pull
3. Distance
4. Repetition
5. Durations
6. Minimums
7. Maximums
8. Averages