This course outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Disability Program Manager and identifies some of the challenges faced. The main objective of a Disability Program Manager is to help agency management meet its affirmative employment responsibilities to ensure employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

 

• Roles and Responsibilities of the (Effective) Disability Program Manager

• Sections 501 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

• The Reasonable Accommodation Process

• EEOC Management Directive 715 (MD-715)

• Disability Data Collection – Why it’s Necessary

• Emergency Evacuation Planning

• Recruiting: Interns, Vets & Schedule

• The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)