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| General
Advice and Counsel |
Job
Accommodation Network provides free advice and counsel on job accommodations and other
issues of disability/employment. Phone: 1-800-526-7234, or visit Web Site.
Also consider signing up for their
"Consultant's
Corner" for helpful information regarding implementing the ADA and job
accommodations. |
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The Job Accommodation Network also features a thoughtful
article on some of the more complex, less straightforward considerations in
"reasonable accommodation".
Website |
Pacific
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
is
one of 10 federally-funded regional resource centers on the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA).Located in Berkeley, they
provide California companies with information,
problem solving assistance and referrals for implementing the ADA.
ADA Hotline
1-800-949-4232
Website |
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California's AT
(Assistive Technology) Network is a free Information and Referral service
that provides employers with information about all types of Assistive
Technologies 1-800-390-2699.
Website |
| Determining
Reasonable Accommodations |
From
California State University's Succeeding Together Here |
|
Best Practices |
Six online videos from Microsoft feature successful professionals with
disabilities and the accommodations that enable them to perform their jobs
effectively. |
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Dealing Effectively with
Disability Accommodations |
Results of a 1998 study of
SHRM Members
pdf
text |
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Informational Technology |
See Information
Technology/Electronic Access |
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Meetings
and Training Sessions |
Planning Accessible Meetings from AXIS Center for Public
Awareness
Here |
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The Connecticut Library
Association has online advice on planning accessible meetings.
Here (pdf) |
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Meeting accommodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
attendees from the Canadian Hearing Society
Here |
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Book: A guide to Planning Accessible
Meetings
Here |
| Accommodations
for Temporary Workers |
The
EEOC determined that both staffing agencies and the host company must
share accommodation costs . Here |
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Assistive Technologies |
Ability Hub is a
straightforward resource for identifying technological aids for various
disabilities.
Here |
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IBM has an
internet source for products made by IBM and other companies that can enhance computer use
by people with disabilities (Mobility, Vision, Hearing and Cognitive). Here |
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High-Tech Tools Lower Barriers for Disabled
This informative article,
published by the SHRM,
explains how the llatest generation of assistive technology is
helping even more people with disabilities perform
valuable work. |
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Assistive Technology Hub provides
information on assistive technology products and
services offered by the
Members of the Alliance for Technology
Access. |
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Educational Materials and Communications |
Making
Educational Software and Web Sites Accessible:
Design Guidelines Including Math and Science Solutions
Although it is geared to the education arena, this is a great reference
guide for all publishers, software programmers and Web site
developers. |
| Service
Animals |
General
guidelines on the use of service animals (i.e. dogs) Here |
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Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation |
Guidelines on Telework as a Reasonable
Accommodation for employees with disabilities. Released by the EEOC
Here |
Telework for People With Disabilities
This site, from WorkSupport.com, has pulled together some good informational
sources - including an online video that profiles the Best Practices of a
company called TecAccess, |
