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The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
Situations & Solutions
A building manager with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) asked to bring an emotional support animal to work with her.
The employer was concerned about the behavior of the animal as the employee trained it herself. The employer and employee agree to a trial period to assess whether the animal could be in the workplace without causing a disruption.
Situations & Solutions
A construction worker with a leg impairment couldn’t climb ladders due to an injury he received away from work.
After having a discussion with the employer, together they found an aerial lift that would permit the employee to reach the areas he needed and continue to be successful in his job.
Situations & Solutions
A salesman with obesity had to travel by airplane once a year to attend a conference, but could not fit in a single, economy class seat.
He asked his employer to upgrade him to first class, but the employer opted to purchase two economy class seats for him, which cost less than one first class ticket.
Situations & Solutions
A field geologist who was deaf and worked alone in remote areas was unable to use two-way radio communication to report his findings.
Text telephone technology was used to allow the geologist to communicate using a cellular telephone.
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Apprenticeships – Cape – Youth
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CAPE-Youth works to improve employment outcomes for youth and young adults with disabilities. Through the apprenticeships initiative, CAPE-Youth offers resources for expanding diversity and inclusion in apprenticeship, provides examples of inclusive state apprenticeships, and shares recently published briefs from the Apprenticeship Inclusion Model (AIM). Learn how work-based learning opportunities can benefit all individuals in the workforce, including individuals with disabilities. https://capeyouth.org/apprenticeships/
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Marks Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act and Announces Resources to Support Individuals with Long COVID | The White House
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Biden-Harris Administration Marks Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act and Announces Resources to Support Individuals with Long COVID https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/26/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-marks-anniversary-of-americans-with-disabilities-act-and-announces-resources-to-support-individuals-with-long-covid/
Happy ADA week! Yesterday marked the 31st anniversary of the 1990 signing of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. This landmark legislation has helped increase access and opportunity for people with disabilities in our nation’s workplaces and communities.
Webinar Registration: July 29 2021
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The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion and the Office of Disability Employment Policy will host a webinar on "The ADA @ 31: A Conversation with Bobby Silverstein and Susan Mazrui" on July 29 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. https://AskEARN.org/webinar-registration-july-29-2021
“The employment provisions of the ADA are at their core about inclusion — helping to understand and remedy the many ways we make spaces, or workplaces, inclusive of people with disabilities. My mother would often ask me to explain what studying geography had to do with disability. Fair question. Geography to her was about maps, rivers, countries, and mountains — Jeopardy questions! My response would always be, discrimination and exclusion are inherently spatial processes.” – Kimberly Cordingly, JAN Lead Consultant
MAS App
Introducing the Mobile Accommodation Solution (MAS) App
Streamline the disability accommodation process!
The Mobile Accommodation Solution (MAS) app is a first-of-its kind case management tool that helps employers, service providers and individuals effectively manage workplace accommodation requests throughout the employment lifecycle, from application to onboarding to advancement.
