title: Occupational therapy and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
abstract: Occupational therapy practitioners play a key role in educating the public, as well as persons with disabilities, about their rights and responsibilities under the ADA. Occupational therapy practitioners' understanding of work and task analysis, knowledge of the functional limitations of disability, and experience with reasonable accommodations, adaptive equipment, and environmental adaptations place them in a unique position to serve as a resource in ADA-related matters [EEOC, Title I Technical Assistance Manual sections 3.6, 3.10(6), 4.5(4), 6.2, 6.4, 6.6 (1992)]. The AOTA supports the fundamental purposes of the ADA and encourages its members to assist the public in complying with ADA mandates to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities into the mainstream of society and the pursuit of meaningful occupations.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States