Heidi Macomber

Blog #09092019

Picking up where I left off in my Part 1 reading of the JAN Workplace Accommodation Tool Kit, page 17 to 32 (out of 57 total pages).

This is really a great tool that I recommend downloading and going through to get the full benefit of all the links (some need updating) to free training videos, guides, all sorts of tools to help you and your organization get better at workplace accommodation. My motto is that “You don’t know what you don’t know” and I firmly believe that as we go about our busy work and family life, we will benefit from increasing our knowledge with bits of information inbetween all the goings on of every day.

This is a big part of why I am reading this information. I always want to increase my knowledge wherever I can, whenever I can and figured why not share my reading with others who are also on the quest to increase their knowledge at the same time.

Please let me know if you have anything in particular related to HR and Employment Law that I can track down, summarize (or not), read and share with you.

As always, happy listening.

Links from pages 17 to 32 in the JAN Workplace Accommodation Tool Kit. Please note that as of today, most of the video links are not working.

Links have been included for now incase they are updated. Give the PowerPoint slides a try, they have good information that you can use immediately. If I notice that they have changed or are now working I will update the blog. If you notice before I do, please let me know! Thank you.

Practical Tips for creating a more inclusive workplace https://jan.adobeconnect.com/aware/

The following guidance from the EEOC provides information and practical suggestions for dealing with disclosures that occur during performance evaluations: https://www.eeoc.gov/facts/performance-conduct.html

JAN’s Interviewing an Individual on the Autism Spectrum

JAN’s Hiring an Individual with an Anxiety and Stuttering Disorder

JAN’s Accommodating an Employee with Non-Apparent Disabilities (link does not work 9/9/19)
>> PowerPoint Slides (The PPT that opens has title ‘Retention’)

JAN’s Managing the Performance with a Non-Apparent Disability (link does not work 9/9/19)
 >>PowerPoint Slides

JAN’s Retaining an Individual with Chronic Health Conditions (link does not work 9/9/19)
>> PowerPoint Slides
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JAN’s Returning a Back-Injured Employee to Work (link does not work 9/9/19)
 >>PowerPoint Slides

JAN’s Advancing an Individual who is Deaf (link does not work 9/9/19)
 >>PowerPoint Slides

JAN’s Retaining an Individual with an Intellectual Disability After a Change in Supervisor (link does not work 9/9/19)
 >>PowerPoint Slides

JAN’s Performance and Conduct Management of an Employee with Opioid Addiction (link works 9/9/19)
>> PowerPoint Slides

Resources

• What to say when an employee asks about a co-workers’ accommodation

• Employers’ Practical Guide to Negotiating and Requesting Reasonable Accommodations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• Educating the Workforce about the ADA & Accommodations

• How to Determine Whether a Person Has a Disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA)

• Mother May I? Must I? Should I?

• Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

• FMLA/ADA Training for Supervisors and Managers

• Confidentiality for all medical information
• Reasonable Accommodation Subject Matter Expert (RA SME) (job description examples)
• JAN Policies and Procedures
• Accommodation Flow Chart
• Sample Forms
• JAN’s A to Z: Job Descriptions
• Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA
• Disability Etiquette

Train Your Front Line Managers

 Recognizing an Accommodation Request
 ADA Medical Inquiry Rules
 ADA Confidentiality Rules
 Disability Management Employer Coalition’s FMLA/ADA Training
 Disability Inclusion Consultants
 Disability Awareness Trainers

Tools

Leave Accommodation and Tracking Tools

Accommodation Flow Chart

Sample Forms