The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released new guidance explaining the rights of the blind and visually impaired under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The new guidance, issued in a question-and-answer format, covers when a vision impairment qualifies as a disability, questions employers may ask applicants and employees about their vision impairments, the circumstances when employers may conduct medical examinations that test vision, accommodations for people who are blind or visually disabled, and how employers should handle safety concerns involving worker with vision impairments.
We’ll have full details in an upcoming issue of the California Employer Advisor.
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Additional Resource:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Questions and Answers About Blindness and Vision Impairments
in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act