"Individuals with disabilities are protected from employment discrimination by Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act). The ADA covers employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local governments. It also applies to employment agencies and labor organizations. The nondiscrimination standards of the ADA apply to federal employees under Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act. For more information about the ADA, read “Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act.” The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in federal jobs, programs run by federal agencies, programs that receive federal financial assistance and also in the employment practices of federal contractors.
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"The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503), which is the section that applies to federal contractors. OFCCP shares enforcement authority for Title I of the ADA with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which has primary responsibility for enforcing the employment provisions of the law. Though DOL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) does not enforce either of these laws, it does provide outreach and education to help people with disabilities and employers understand how the ADA and Rehabilitation Act protect the rights of both employees and job seekers with disabilities.:"
"Section 503 prohibits employment discrimination based on disability and also requires affirmative action in the hiring, placement and advancement of people with disabilities by federal contractors or subcontractors. Recent updates to Section 503 strengthened these affirmative action requirements. The regulations now include a utilization goal of 7 percent. That goal is a “yardstick” against which federal contractors can measure their success in recruiting and retaining individuals with disabilities. The nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements of Section 503 apply to all government contractors with contracts or subcontracts in excess of $10,000 for the purchase, sale, or use of personal property or non-personal services. Most federal contractors are covered by both Section 503 and the ADA. For more information, read frequently asked questions about the Section 503 regulations."
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