Overview of Disability

Executive Order S-6-04 directs the State Personnel Board (SPB) to provide leadership, coordination, technical guidance, and enforcement of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) efforts and non-discriminatory employment practices within the State civil service.

The SPB assists State departments in recruitment, employment, and retention of persons with disabilities including the collection, monitoring, and reporting of employment information regarding the representation of State employees with disabilities.

Definition of Disability

Under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the definition of disability is "...having any physiological disease, disorder, condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss [that] limits an individual's ability to participate in major life activities."

California Government Codes

Accessibility	Discrimination	Early Intervention	EEO	Fair Employment
§4450-4461 §4500	§12940-12951 §12920-12922 §11135-11139.8 §8310-8317	§95000-95004	§14055-14055.4 §95006-95009	§12800-12814 §12925-12928 §19240-19241

Federal Acts

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 

U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)

General Information

Disability Employment & Accommodation	Disability Survey	Disabled Representation
Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP) Reasonable Accommodation State Job Vacancy Search	Overview of Disability Survey Disability Survey Pinkie (2009) Disability Survey Sample Memo (2009)	Workforce Analysis Toolkit

Resources

Disability Resources	ADA Violations
Disability Resources: SPB Disability Resources California Disability Resources Federal Disability Resources	Honeywell v. Sherry Lane (2002) Voss Electric v. Farm Employee (2003) R.R. Donnelley v. Mateski (2002) Chuck E. Cheese v. Janitor (2000) AT & T Corp. v. Employee (2000)

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