Sets up SBA and National Council on Disability coordination to help people with disabilities start businesses or find work at small businesses. Requires outreach and a report to Congress within two years. Adds no new funding and creates no hiring mandates.
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ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Latest action on H.R. 1634: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Who this affects: The biggest effects are on people with disabilities who want to start a business or find work at a small business, and on small businesses that want help hiring and handling accessibility needs. The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the National Council on Disability also take on new coordination, outreach, and reporting duties under the bill’s required agreements.
Why this matters: People with disabilities can face real barriers when trying to get hired or start a business, and small businesses may not have in-house expertise on accessibility and accommodations. This bill tries to make federal support more organized by requiring formal coordination, outreach so help is easier to find, and a report to Congress. How much changes in practice may depend on what the agencies can do with their current staff and budgets, since the bill provides no new funding.
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