Epilepsy Talk

Epilepsy Foundation Applauds EEOC for New Rules Under the ADA

When I went to the Philadelphia “Town Hall” meeting for the EEOC, it was very impressive. The room was packed. There was a huge presentation board and someone speaking sign language for the non-hearing. There were peole of all kinds of disabilities on the ADMINISTRATION BOARD — non-seeing, wheelchair bound and others.

In other words, the EEOC doesn’t just walk the walk. They talk the talk!

Just to prove it, the EFA announced newly issued regulations from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for implementing Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA). Title I protects people with disabilities, like epilepsy, from discrimination in the workplace…