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Office of Disability Employment Policy Publishes Web Portal on Accessible Workplace Technology
By Seyfarth Shaw LLP on November 17, 2014
Posted in Auxiliary Aids and Services, Barrier Removal, Diversity, Lawsuits, Investigations & Settlements, Title III Access
By Craig B. Simonsen and Kristina M. Launey
This blog, as the “ADA Title III” name indicates, is primarily about a business’s obligation to individuals with disabilities who may access its goods, services, benefits, and accommodations, rather than employees with disabilities. However, we also frequently receive questions from entities that are subject to Title III about their obligations to provide accessible technology to their employees, so we thought this news would be of interest to our readers.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy recently announced the launch of a Web portal, spearheaded by ODEP’s Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT). PEAT is an initiative to promote the employment, retention, and career advancement of people with disabilities through the development, adoption, and promotion of accessible technology. The portal is intended to provide everything “from educational articles to interactive tools.” The content “aims to help employers and the technology industry adopt accessible [...]