Comment Policy

Disability.gov’s blog is part of the federal government’s commitment to ensure that visitors to its Web site are active and informed participants in discussions about disability-related issues. We encourage you to post comments or questions to initiate dialogue among other visitors, but please take a moment to read Disability.gov's Comment Policy before doing so. We will review all comments prior to posting, and will not post those that do not adhere to the policies we have established.

For more information about Disability.gov's social media policy, please refer to its Social Media User Agreement.

Comment Policy

We welcome your comments, and your ideas and concerns are important to us. However, please keep in mind that this is a moderated blog. We reserve the right to reject comments that do not follow Disability.gov's Comment Policy or Social Media User Agreement. Comments containing the following will not be posted:

• Vulgar or abusive language or discrimination (hate speech) based on race, sex, gender, religion, national origin, age or disability
• Commercial services or products
• Any personal or sensitive information (phone number, e-mail or postal addresses)
• Any endorsement of religious beliefs/practices or political parties, candidates or groups
• Any links intended to influence (lobby) a Member of Congress or government official on legislation or appropriation
• Any “off topic” comments - meaning comments that do not pertain to the topic of the blog post

ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES:

Comments Are Subject to Public Disclosure: Bloggers are responsible for any and all comments that are submitted. All posted comments are in the public domain.

Official Sources of Information: Disability.gov's blog should not be regarded as a primary source for official government information or statements (not including links to content on official government Web sites). Any official statements regarding Disability.gov will be released by ODEP in coordination with the Department of Labor's Office of Public Affairs (OPA).

Comments by Others Are Not Endorsed: Disability.gov does not endorse, support, sanction, encourage, guarantee or verify any information, opinions or statements posted by individuals on this blog. Any information or material placed online, including advice or opinions, are the views and responsibility of those making the comments and do not necessarily represent the views of Disability.gov, the United States Government or its third party service providers. Disability.gov assumes no liability for any loss or damage resulting from reliance on any such information.

Comment Approval: Disability.gov recognizes that the Web is a 24 hours a day/7 days a week communications medium, and your comments are welcome at any time. However, moderating and posting comments will generally only occur during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. Comments submitted after hours or on weekends will be read and posted as early as possible; in most cases, this means the next business day.

Disability.gov reserves the right to modify this Comment Policy at any time. Your use of any aspect of Disability.gov's social media accounts (including its blog) constitutes your acceptance of its Comment Policy and its Social Media User Agreement.

Privacy

Disability.gov does not collect personal information when you visit its site, unless you choose to provide this information to us. However, the site does collect and store certain information automatically, including the:

• Name of your domain (i.e. Aol.com, if you use an America Online account)
• Date and time you access our site
• Internet address of the Web site you originated from (i.e. when you click on a link to Disability.gov from another location, such as Twitter)

We use this information to count the number and type of visitors who access our site and what pages are visited most often. This information helps us make Disability.gov more useful to its visitors.  

Note: When you click on a link that redirects you to an external third party Web site, you are no longer on Disability.gov and are subject to the new site's privacy policy.

To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others, please do not post personal information, such as your name, Social Security number, phone number or e-mail address in the body of your blog comments. You have the option of posting comments anonymously, but if you opt not to, any information, including your login name, may be displayed on Disability.gov's blog.

Linking Policy & Disclaimer of Endorsement

The views expressed on Disability.gov’s blog are those of the individual bloggers. These views and posted comments do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Department of Labor, Disability.gov or any of its federal partners.

Disability.gov contains links to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. These links are provided solely for information and convenience. Disability.gov does not control or guarantee the accuracy, accessibility, relevance, timeliness or completeness of this outside information. Furthermore, Disability.gov does not endorse, support or otherwise promote any private or commercial entity, as well as any information, products, services or views expressed on any external third party Web sites.

Disability.gov cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials provided by external third party Web sites. Visitors are responsible for requesting authorization from the sponsor of that Web site for such information. Disability.gov assumes no liability for individuals who post comments on its site. Users are responsible for any copyright infringement as a result of their post.

While we do our best to link to information on external Web sites that is accessible to all users, we cannot guarantee every external Web site complies with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

What This Blog Is Not

This blog is a place for collecting suggestions and new ideas about disability-related programs, services, polices and laws.

It is not a place to apply for benefits, file a discrimination complaint, apply for employment or request any other form of assistance. These requests should be handled by directly contacting the appropriate federal or state government agency or private sector entity. For more information on commonly requested federal toll-free telephone numbers, please visit the FCIC National Contact Center.

Please do not submit contract proposals, grant applications or inquiries about the availability of contracts or grants through this blog. For more information on obtaining federal grants, please visit Grants.gov.

Also, please do not use this blog to submit a claim, informal or formal complaint or any other form of legal and/or administrative notice. Disability.gov cannot assist anyone in these matters and will only refer you to the appropriate federal or state government agency.

Reporters please do not use this blog as an outlet to post media inquiries. All media inquiries should be submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Public Affairs. Please visit Disability.gov's Media Contact page for more information.

Thank you for taking the time to read Disability.gov's Comment Policy. We encourage your participation in our discussion and look forward to an active exchange of ideas.

Comments

[Celia]

This looks like an excellent site with a variety of resources for anyone seeking information on disability issues. However, as an American Sign Language Interpreter for the Deaf, I was immediately struck by the photo that was chosen to depict hearing loss. It is the only photo in the series that shows only children without any adults. Perhaps you could substitute or add a photo of Deaf adults conversing in sign language in an employment situation to show a more balanced portrayal of hearing loss.

[Alice T.]

Haven't read through everything, but I wanted to know.. is there anything regarding jails/prisons and their 'lack' of accommodation for people with disabilities?

[Bob]

Alice--the Dept. of Justice does have information about what the ADA says about accessibility requirements for jails and prisons: http://www.ada.gov/q&a_law.htm Hope this answers your question.

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