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Corporate Infrastructure: Centralizing the Reasonable Accommodation Process
Webinar
Date:
Thursday: January 14, 2010
Time: 1.5 hours
Presenters:
- Anne E. Hirsh – Presenter
Co-Director, JAN- Job Accommodations Network - Mirelle A. King – Presenter
Senior Manager, Equal Employment Opportunity Services, Lockheed Martin - Jessica Kobty – Presenter
Programs Lead, Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action, Lockheed Martin
- Alison Levy – Presenter
Program Manager, Selective Placement Program, Department of Transportation - Loren Mikola – Presenter
Disability Inclusion Program Manager, Microsoft Corp. - Susan Schwartz – Presenter
Manager, Disability Resource Center, Department of Transportation
Moderators:
- Beth Butler
Chair, US Business Leadership Network (USBLN), Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company
Materials & Resources
Description:
The purpose of this webinar is to learn about structuring, implementing, and managing a centralized reasonable accommodation process. Centralized reasonable accommodation processes are focused on removing barriers that tend to prevent managers from hiring, retaining and promoting individuals with disabilities.
Participants will gain knowledge regarding how to:
- Create a centralized fund for accommodations and an efficient process for managers to use it when making accommodations.
- Keep data that tracks accommodation requests, accommodations granted, costs and benefits (taking precautions to maintain confidentiality).
- Inform all new employees during onboarding of your inclusive and flexible policies.
- Inform employees about targeted recruiting and advancement opportunities within the organization, as well as other key disability initiatives (e.g., the presence of affinity groups) during onboarding.
Materials & Resources
Audio Recording
Transcript
PowerPoint Presentation
Organizational Sponsors
Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, National Employment Team
The CSAVR-NET works actively working with business, consumers and Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) State agencies. The national employment team is a coordinated approach to serving business customers through a national VR team (80 agencies) that specializes in employer development, business consulting and corporate relations. The approach provides business with direct access to qualified applicants and the support services provided by the public VR system.
DBTAC: National Network of ADA Centers
The DBTAC is a national network of 10 regional ADA Centers that provide the most complete and experienced services for up-to-date information, referrals, resources, and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to businesses, employers, government entities, and individuals with disabilities, as well as media and news reporters.
US Business Leadership Network®
The USBLN believes in a workplace, marketplace, and supply chain where people with disabilities are fully respected for their talents, economic self-sufficiency, and entrepreneurial spirit. Through its network of 54 affiliates in 32 states, including the District of Columbia – representing more than 5000 employers, the USBLN® promotes the economic advantages of employing, marketing to, and purchasing from people with disabilities.
