13 Applicable Laws

131 The Rehabilitation Act

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, does the following:

• Prohibits discrimination, based on a disability, against qualified employees and job applicants in the federal government, including the United States Postal Service.
• Imposes an obligation on the Postal Service to find reasonable ways to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.
• Requires the Postal Service to consider ways to change the manner of doing a job to allow a qualified person with a disability to perform the essential functions of a particular job, to be considered for a position he or she desires, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as employees without disabilities enjoy.

The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008 amended the Rehabilitation Act so that it conforms to the ADAAA changes.