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	Americans with Disabilities Act: Focus on Employment (Separate Website) Brief overview of the employment-related protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act. By: The National Center on Workforce and Disability/Adult (NCWD)


	Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act (Separate Website) Read this pamphlet to learn about legal protections from discrimination based on a disability. By: Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division


	Job Accommodation Network (JAN) (Separate Website) JAN is a toll-free information and referral service on job accommodations for people with disabilities. By: U.S. Department of Labor


	Legal Guide for Cancer Patients (Separate Website) This Guide was written to help cancer patients and their families understand the laws that affect their daily lives and to help familiarize them with the legal issues that may surface during a battle with cancer. By: Texas Young Lawyers Association


	Legally Adequate Consent (Separate Website) Explains requirements of legally adequate consent, when it is necessary, and who is authorized to give consent. By: Advocacy, Inc. -- Main Office


	Small Employers And Reasonable Accommodation (Separate Website) Find out what accommodations an employer must make for an employee with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


	The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability (Separate Website) By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


	Work At Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation (Separate Website) Are employers required to allow employees with a disability to work from home as a "reasonable accomodation" under the Americans with Disabilities Act? By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


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