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Episode 109 Resources: Workplace Accommodations and the ADA

Original Broadcast: September  7, 2022
Archive Episode 109: Workplace Accommodations and the ADA

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Guest: Sheryl Ellis, Consultant with Augmented HR Solutions, LLC
Host: Beth Harrison, Director of Knowledge Translation at the Southeast ADA Center

Augmented HR Solutions, LLC
508 West Lookout Drive, Suite 1484
Richardson, Texas 75080
Phone: (469) 669-9600
Email: info@aughrs.com
Link: aughrs.com

Book: Making It Work: Managing Your Health Condition Through ADA Workplace Accommodations
Written by Sheryl Ellis.
When you purchase the book, you have free access to Making It Work: An Employee Workbook, a downloadable guide that includes worksheets and forms to help you prepare a request for an ADA accommodation at work and understand specifically how the ADA applies to you.
Source: Augmented HR Solutions, LLC
Link: aughrs.com/book-resources

Suggested Resources for Employers and Employees

More resources for employers, employees, service providers, and job seekers are available in the section below, Archived ADA Live Podcasts and Resources on Disability Employment.

  • How Universal Design Can Help in the Workplace
    Universal design is an effective strategy for increasing the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace.
    Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
    Link: dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/employment-supports/universal-design/resources
  • Stay at Work/Return to Work Initiative
    Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
    Link: dol.gov/agencies/odep/initiatives/saw-rtw
  • Apprenticeship.gov
    A one-stop source to connect career seekers, employers, and education partners with apprenticeship resources.
    Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
    Link: apprenticeship.gov
  • Learn the Difference Between Internships and Apprenticeships
    Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
    Link: apprenticeship.gov/help/what-difference-between-apprenticeship-and-internship
  • Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE)
    Employment First is a national movement to deliver meaningful employment, fair wages, and career advancement for people with disabilities.
    Link: apse.org/legislative-advocacy/employment-first
  • RETAIN Kentucky
    This demonstration project uses peer support, assistive technology, and universal design to promote quality, coordinated health and employment-related stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) services. RETAIN Kentucky service coordinators work directly with employers to assess the impact of SAW/RTW activities and help workers facing illness or injury remain in or return to the workforce.
    Source: University of Kentucky Human Development Institute
    Link: kyretain.org
  • LEAD (Leadership for the Employment of Americans with Disabilities)
    The goal of this initiative is to significantly increase the number of individuals with severe disabilities employed by the federal government.
    Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
    Link: eeoc.gov/lead-initiative
  • LEAD Resources Page
    Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
    Link: eeoc.gov/lead-resources
  • Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
    Comprehensive information about employing and retaining workers with disabilities, and for understanding your rights in the workplace.
    (800) 526-7234 (Voice)
    (877)781-9403 (TTY)
    Live Chat is available online.
    Link: askjan.org
  • EEOC Resources on Disability Discrimination
    Information and resources for employees and employers on the ADA and reasonable accommodation, hiring, leave policies, medical exams and more.
    Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
    Link: eeoc.gov/disability-discrimination
  • Employment Laws: Disability & Discrimination
    Source: U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
    Link: dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/laws.htm
  • Report: Getting to Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage (2018) [PDF]
    This research from Accenture, in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), reveals that companies that embrace best practices for employing and supporting more persons with disabilities in their workforce have outperformed their peers.
    Source: Accenture
    Link: accenture.com/_acnmedia/pdf-89/accenture-disability-inclusion-research-report.pdf

Archived ADA Live Podcasts and Resources on Disability Employment

You can access all ADA Live! episodes with archived audio, accessible transcripts, and resources at ADAlive.org. Listen on the SoundCloud ADA Live! channel at soundcloud.com/adalive.

Accessible Technology in the Workplace

  • Accessible Technology Procurement Toolkit
    A commitment to diversity and inclusion requires that digital tools, including software applications and other technologies, are accessible to and usable by employees and applicants with disabilities.
    Source: DisabilityIn
    Link: private.disabilityin.org/procurementtoolkit
  • Tech Check
    Free tool to help employers assess their technology accessibility practices.
    Source: Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT)
    Link: peatworks.org/digital-accessibility-toolkits/techcheck
  • Digital Accessibility Toolkits
    Source: Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT)
    Link: peatworks.org/digital-accessibility-toolkits
  • OSHA Computer Workstations eTool
    This eTool illustrates simple, inexpensive principles that will help you create a safe and comfortable computer workstation.
    Source: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
    Link: osha.gov/etools/computer-workstations