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How to Comply With the Americans With Disabilities Act
Breaking down what the decades-old act means for small businesses.
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What You Don't Know Might Help You
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Hiring Employees With Disabilities
Three in four firms have no ADA workers. Rookie employers should consider these guidelines. Read more
The Disability Advantage
Even as the number of workers with disabilities grows because of factors like the Iraq war, fewer of them are finding jobs. Here's one employer that bucks th... Read more
Disability Discrimination
Many individuals fortunate enough to be healthy in mind and body--and to be employed--lament the difficulties a workplace can impose. But for those with p... Read more
Preparing for the Americans with Disabilities Act
Staying in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read more
ADA Hiring Incentives
Tax incentives for hiring the disabled. Read more
Getting Ready for the ADA
Two charts on the effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read more
Tapping Workers with Disabilities
Tips on incorporating disabled employees into the workplace. Read more
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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Ready, Willing, and Able
Reader-to-reader advice. Read more
Disabled Workers: The Unexpected Advantage
One company's story of the positive results they've enjoyed because they hired disabled persons, and how to do the same. Read more
A Father's Cause Aids Disabled Entrepreneurs
One Florida man's efforts to establish a business network for persons with disabilities is expanding to a national level. Read more
Using Technology to Accommodate Workers
Technology has been a boon to many workers, but it is especially valuable to people with disabilities,allowing them to be a more productive part of the wo... Read more
Anna Bradley Picks a Fight
She was broke, alone, and physically devastated--and then she picked up on a little-remarked federal requirement called Section 508. With that, Anna Bradley ... Read more
The Faces of Criterion 508
Last summer, the employees of this radically decentralized company gathered for the first time. They met one another, and their boss, and talked about what t... Read more
Listen to Your Market
Paragraph describing a telecommunications system enabling hearing- and speech-impaired people to use the phone. Read more
Entrepreneurs More Likely to be Dyslexic
New research finds that dyslexics are better at problem solving, communications and other business skills. Read more
How to Comply with the ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act now applies to companies with only 15 or more employees. Read more
Disability Diskette
Information on the Americans with Disabilities Act available on floppy disks. Read more
Setting Up an AIDS Policy
The best time to write a company policy for employees with AIDS is before someone comes forward with the news that he or she is HIV-positive. After manage... Read more
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established to enforce provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII forbids d... Read more
The Anti-Hallmark
In the multibillion-dollar greeting card business, Smart Alex has carved a niche by boldly going where no big company has gone before. Founder Jay Blumenfeld... Read more
The Old Spice Video Phenomenon
Behind the scenes of the Old Spice viral videos. If you haven't seen Old Spice's incredibly successful (and hilarious) attempt to translate its TV ... Read more
Stifled Growth
The myth of the 25th employee Frayda Levin hates federal regulations, from controls on age discrimination to rules on how to treat... Read more
Building Applications with AJAX
Programming using Asynchronous JavaScript and XML is behind some of the most popular applications online -- and it can help make your site stand out too. Read more
Braille Sign Translation
Some suggestions on helping your office to read and output braille documents. Read more
The Inc. Network: Reader Responses
Reader-to-reader advice. Read more
Would You Fire Someone Over a $1.39-Bag of Chips?
A diabetic employee grabbed a bag of chips to stabilize her blood sugar and paid for them as soon as she could. Walgreens fired her. Read more
Network: May 1992
Network reader-to-reader advice. Read more
There's No Office Like Home
A look at how four entrepreneurs designed unique home offices to meet their specific needs, personal tastes, styles of work and physical limitations. Read more
Hot Tip: ADA Scope Limited
Is the Americans with Disabilities Act driving you crazy? Take heart. Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have considerably narrowed the ADA's coverage, s... Read more
Ledbetter Law Will Increase Suits
Bill extends the period for workers to sue former employers for pay discrimination. Read more
Workplace Violence: Defusing Dangerous Employees
A lawyer presents guidelines to balance federal requirements with employee protection to avoid lawsuits. Read more
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Businesses Win Times Square Billboard Ads
A South Carolina-based center for children with disabilities and a Montana-based seller of environmentally-friendly building products were among the small... Read more
Welcome! No, Not You
American business moves fitfully toward website accessibility for the disabled. Read more
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