Reasonable Accommodations
You may also want to look under the cross-program Americans with Disabilities Act category at http://www.masslegalservices.org/cat/2133.Resources in this Category
ALL Administrative Decisions Agency Rules & Procedures Practice Materials Other
Title  | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ADA and TANF: Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Guidance on Disability Discrimination | 1/19/2001 | ||
 | ADA findings in Ramos v DTA: HHS/OCR findings on DTA policies affecting recipients with learning disabilities | 1/19/2001 | |
 | ADA form: Request for Accommodation (ADA-1) | 8/1/2008 | |
| | ADA form: DTA Central Committee Review of an ADA Appeal (ADA-2, 5/2008) | 5/1/2008 | |
| | Field Op 2003-19: Department Obligations Under the Americans With Disabilities Act The Department has certain obligations towards applicants and recipients under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 makes it illegal for public agencies receiving federal funds to discriminate against individuals with disabilities. Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by states and government entities. | 8/15/2003 | |
| | Field Op 2005-58: TAFDC- OCR/DTA Agreement Regarding the Learning Disabled: Screening and Assessing Learning Disabliities As part of a pending agreement with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the Department must provide TAFDC applicants and recipients with the opportunity for screenings and in-depth assessments for learning disabilities. This agreement will help TAFDC applicants and recipients with learning disabilities obtain equal access to participation in DTA's Employment Services Program (ESP). DTA will be entering into the agreement to ensure that TAFDC applicants and recipients with learning disabilities are helped in overcoming barriers to reach self-sufficiency. | 12/30/2005 | |
| | Field Op 98-050 DTA Recip. and the Americans w/ Disabilities Act | 10/23/1998 | |
 | MLRI REPORT: "Persons with Disabilities and TANF: A Promising Massachusetts Model" MLRI analysis of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act in comparison with the Massachusetts welfare reform law. The memo examines the implications for TANF reauthorization as well. March 2002 | 3/1/2002 | |
 | RECENT STUDIES INDICATE THAT MANY PARENTS WHO ARE. CURRENT OR FORMER WELFARE RECIPIENTS HAVE DISABILITIES Research report by Eileen Sweeney of CBPP. | 2/22/2000 | |
