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RELATED LINKS

NPG 2080.1A, Procedures for Providing Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities


NPG 2080.1A, Procedures for Providing Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities, was approved November 18, 2002, and is available in the NODIS Document Library.

SF 256

Standard Form (SF)256 -- "Self-Identification of Handicap" -- This link is to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Web Site. At this time, SF 256 is only available in PDF.

NASA Section 508 Administrative Complaints

The following links were provided by the NASA Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity

For information about these publications, please contact Miguel Torres, Acting Agency Program Manager for Individuals with Disabilities at: mtorres@nasa.gov

For NASA Employees:

"NASA Policy Directive (NPD 2081.1 "Nondiscrimination In Federally Assisted and Federally Conducted Programs of NASA - Delegation of Authority"
See especially Section 1.b (Policy).

"NASA Procedureal Requirements (NPR 2081.1) Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted and Federally Conducted Programs of NASA - Discrimination Complaint Processing and Compliance Review Procedural Requirements

For the Public:

"Comparable Access to Individuals with Disabilities to NASA Information and Electronic Technology: Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

This pamphlet from NASA Code E (Office of Equal Opportunity Programs) is currently available only in PDF format.

The following links provide more information about people with disabilities:

  • Center for Disability and Special Needs Preparedness ~ Emergency Planning for Natural and Human-made Disasters
  • The 10 Commandments of Accessible HTML (from U of Toronto)
  • ABLEDATA Information Resources for People with Disabilities
  • Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
  • American Council of the Blind (ACB)
  • American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
  • Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD)
  • Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP)~ Department of Defense
  • Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)/National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
  • DisabilityInfo.Gov
  • EEOC Fact Sheet ~ Questions and Answers on Blindness and Vision Impairment in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • General Services Administration Section 508 Home Page
  • Hearing Loss Association of America [formerly, Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People]
  • Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
  • National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
  • National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
  • National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
  • United States Access Board [formerly The Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ATBCB)]
  • U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Home Page
  • U.S. Department of Justice Disability/Civil Rights Division/Disability Rights Home Page
  • U.S. Department of Labor/Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)[formerely the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (PCEPD)]
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  • U.S. Office of Personnel Management People with Disabilities in the Federal Government Home Page
  • Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium W3C
  • White House New Freedom Initiative

    • The following links provide more information about veterans and disabled veterans:

  • The American Legion
  • AMVETS
  • Blinded Veterans Association
  • Disabled American Veterans
  • Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America
  • Military Order of the Purple Heart
  • National Association for Black Veterans
  • National Veterans Legal Services Program
  • Non Commissioned Officers Association
  • Paralyzed Veterans of America
  • United Spinal Association (formerely Eastern Paralyzed Veterans of American)
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
  • Vietnam Veterans of America
  • Department of Labor/Veterans Employment and Training Services (VETS)
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Service Organizations
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services
  • Office of Personnel Management Veterans Employment Program

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    • W3C Web Accessibility Initiative Logo and LinkThe W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) is the group overseeing the accessibility of the World Wide Web by people with disabilities. The site contains many useful related links from how to build an accessible WWW page to links on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and similar related legislation.


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