First 500 words of my brochure.
Audience: people with disabilities and long term health conditions
Purpose: to inform and persuade slightly

Front cover:
Seek Employment
Know your rights
A guide for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions.

Advice on...
Your rights under ADA
Finding and requesting reasonable accommodation       How to file a charge if your rights have been violated



Be happy at work!

Second Page:

About this booklet

This booklet has been produced to help you find work, ensure you know your rights in the workplace and protect you from discrimination. It includes all the information you need and a list of organisations that you can contact in order to help you.

 

Contents

Your top 3 tips for knowing your rights in the workplace.....................3

Top tips for ensuring you get reasonable accommodation...................4

Filing a charge..............................................................................5

Are you protected by the ADA?.......................................................6

What should you do if your ADA rights have been violated?................7

Is there any cost involved and do you need a lawyer to file a charge?..8

What happens next?.....................................................................9

Educational Opportunities.............................................................10

Help and advice..........................................................................11

 

Third Page:

Your top five tips for knowing your rights in the workplace

Following these tips will make you more aware of your rights and help you understand what you can do when you feel your rights have been violated.

1.Know if you are protected by the ADA

The ADA defines a disability as a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits a major life activity such as speaking, hearing, seeing, thinking, walking, breathing or performing manual tasks. This qualifies you to be protected by the ADA.

2. Know your rights under the ADA

The ADA protects you from discrimination against all employment practices. You have a right against harassment and an employer cannot fire or discipline you for asserting your rights under the ADA.

3. Know what reasonable accommodation is

Reasonable accommodation is any change or adjustment to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that would allow you to apply, perform and enjoy equal access to benefits in that workplace.

 

Fourth page:

Top tips for ensuring you get reasonable accommodation

Reasonable accommodation is the most important thing for you when seeking employment because it ensure you gain all the help you need so you can enter carry out your new job successfully.

• Accommodation isn't all about the location. Some common types of accommodation include physical changes to the work environment such as a ramp, non physical changes such as a sign language interpreter, time off when needed or training in accessible formats.
• You are able to request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process or any time before or after you start working.
• You can request reasonable accommodation by letting your employer know that you need an adjustment or change because of your disability. You do not need to complete any special forms or use technical language to do this.

Bibliography
http://www.ada.gov/workta.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health

Halla, I was unable to post this on turnitin because word has ran out on my computer. I will write it up when we come back. As it is a brochure it is also hard to see the correct layout which it will eventually be in.