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The Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) was a Texas state agency that was part of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The agency worked with Texans with disabilities and children with developmental delays to improve the quality of their lives and to enable their full participation in society.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Long title: An Act to replace the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, to extend and revise the authorization of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe disabilities, to expand special Federal responsibilities and research and training programs with respect to individuals with disabilities ...
Those laws are Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, [5] the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, [6] the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, [7] Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code, [8] and the city's employment ordinance. [9]
Companies are pushing for workers to return to the office. What's that mean for employees who benefitted the most from work-from-home?
Texas is among five states that have recently passed legislation targeting DEI programs. At least 20 others are considering it. AUSTIN, […] The post Texas’ diversity, equity and inclusion ban ...
Supported employment was developed in the United States in the 1970s as part of both vocational rehabilitation (VR) services (e.g., NYS Office of Vocational Services, 1978) and the advocacy for long term services and supports (LTSS) for individuals with significant disabilities in competitive job placements in integrated settings (e.g., businesses, offices, manufacturing facilities).
The 1998 law reaffirmed that technology is a valuable tool that can be used to improve the lives of Americans with disabilities. With the help of the government many people would be allowed access to equipment and devices they never thought they would get a chance to own. Every state and territory of the United States was awarded a Tech Act ...
A Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional, often referred to as a QIDP for short is a professional staff working with people in community homes who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and was previously known as a Qualified Mental Retardation Professional or QMRP. [1]