Posted by JAN Tech on November 4, 2009 under Events, Veterans Issues, Webcasts | 
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) offers free Webcast on November 10, 2009, on Veterans Issues.
Speakers: Vicky Crawford, Senior EEO Specialist/Wounded Warrior Program, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Paul Cataldi, USCIS Immigration Services Assistant, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, with Anne Hirsh, M.S., JAN Co-Director.
This Webcast training session will inform Federal managers and HR personnel on how to effectively hire returning injured and wounded service members using Federal Veterans Hiring Authority programs. A representative from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will talk about using the Veterans Hiring Authority to hire returning service members and veterans with disabilities. Participants will hear firsthand from a veteran with a disability who has recently transitioned from the military to a career in the federal government. Participants will also learn how to access programs like the America’s Heroes at Work and other federal programs that support the successful employment of returning service members with disabilities. Register here: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/
Posted by JAN Tech on October 8, 2009 under Accommodations, Products / Technology, Webcasts |
Below are a list of the resources mentioned by JAN in webcasts on October 7 and 8.
Organizing and Decorating Bedrooms
Organization/Time Management
Money Management
Therapy Animals/Pet Partners
Stress Management for Teens
Posted by JAN Tech on May 12, 2009 under Products / Technology, Webcasts |
The JAN Accommodation and Compliance Webcast today was titled “Accommodation Issues for Employees with Hidden Disabilities.” Several products or publications were mentioned during this Webcast. Descriptions and contact information for these items are below.
EEOC Guidance on Telework as a Job Accommodation
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/telework.html
Consultant’s Corner article about accommodations for workers in cubicles
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/corner/vol03iss06.htm
Job coaches or ADD coaches
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/cgi-win/OrgQuery.exe?Sol547
See Question #42 regarding how an employer can respond to co-worker inquiry about job accommodations given to someone with a disability
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/accommodation.html#other
See Question #33 regarding changing a supervisor is a job accommodation
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/accommodation.html#other
White noise MP3 downloads
http://www.purewhitenoise.com/c-44-all-pure-white-noise-cds-mp3-downloads.aspx
Posted by JAN Tech on March 13, 2009 under Products / Technology, Webcasts |
The JAN Accommodation and Compliance Webcast on March 10, 2009 was titled “Accommodation Options for Employees with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder.” Several products were mentioned during this Webcast. Descriptions and contact information for the products mentioned are below. Read more of this article »
