{"id":38299,"date":"2011-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/05\/11\/updated-information-about-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-added-to-firefly\/"},"modified":"2011-05-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T05:00:00","slug":"updated-information-about-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-added-to-firefly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/05\/11\/updated-information-about-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-added-to-firefly\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated information about the Americans with Disabilities Act added to Firefly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Want to know what questions are acceptable to ask while interviewing a potential employee with a disability? 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