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JAN E-News is the quarterly newsletter of the Job Accommodation Network. JAN is a service of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. This newsletter will help keep you informed of new work site accommodation tools and techniques, changes at JAN, and other issues important to improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

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Volume 10, Issue 1, First Quarter 2012.

Return to Work: A Snapshot, When the Party's Over . . ., Many Stand While Working, When the Holiday Letdown Hits, Making Your Sleigh Ergonomic, Scents of the Seasons: Holiday Smells and Workplace Issues, February is Heart Month, 2012 New Year Beginnings: Just-In-Time Training Module Series and Effective Accommodation Practices Series (EAPS), JAN Releases New Resources, E-vents, JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule, Subscribe to JAN Newsletter

Volume 9, Issue 4, Fourth Quarter 2011.

Think Pink!!!; Medical Documentation: Think about What is Needed and Stop There!; Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation; Working with Alzheimer's Disease: When We Forget Accommodations Can Remind Us; October 22nd is International Stuttering Awareness Day; Employees with Fragrance Sensitivity: Publication Update and Accommodation Situations; Apps Keep the Laptops Away and Accommodations with You All Day; Common Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median, Mode and JAN's Cost of Accommodation, 2011 Update; JAN Releases New Resources; E-vents; JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule; and Subscribe to JAN's Newsletter

Volume 9, Issue 3, Third Quarter 2011.

Much Ado About Mitigating Measures; Return to Work or Stay at Work and Accommodations; My Oh My; It's Hot! Workplace Accommodations for Heat Sensitivity; Material Lifting Devices; Final Series Installment; Getting to Work on Time; Accommodating Employees with Hearing Aids: A Beginner's Guide to T-coils; Twitter: Tweet Me Accessible; JAN Releases New Resources; E-vents; JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule; and Subscribe to JAN Newsletter

Volume 9, Issue 2, Second Quarter 2011.

ADAAA Regulations, Finally! The Interactive Process: Hurdles, Pitfalls, and Getting Out of Your Own Way; May is Hepatitis Awareness Month; Material Lifting Devices, Part 2 of a Continuing Series; Spring Cleaning the Workplace; Campaign for Disability Employment "I Can" PSA Honored at National Awards Ceremony; JAN Releases New Resources; E-vents; JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule; and Subscribe to JAN Newsletter

Volume 9, Issue 1, First Quarter 2011.

Multimedia Accessibility & the Changing Workplace; Going Green in the Workplace Series: Ideas for Improving More Than Just the Environment; Going Green in the Workplace Series: Advantages of Telework Turn Employers Green; Going Green in the Workplace Series: Going Green the Photosensitive Way; Material Lifting Devices, Part 1 of a Continuing Series; Phobias in the Workplace; The Job Accommodation Process for Individuals with Speech and Language Impairments: An Introduction for Service Providers; JAN Releases New Resources; E-vents; JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule; and Subscribe to JAN Newsletter

Volume 8, Issue 4, Fourth Quarter 2010.

Disability Awareness and Effective Communication, Communication Tips for Working with Individuals with Learning and Intellectual Disabilities, Communicating with Coworkers about Disability and Accommodations, Steps for Young People with Disabilities to Find Employment Success, Recent Policy Initiatives Focus on Small Business Development as Key to Economic Recovery and Job Creation, JAN Releases New Resources, E-vents, JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule, Subscribe to JAN Newsletter

Volume 8, Issue 3, Third Quarter 2010.

A Step by Step Process Can Be Useful in the Workplace; Aging as Windows Ages 3.Confidentiality and Travel Accommodations for Hidden Disabilities; Accommodating Voice Disorders in the Workplace; Report from EXCEL; JAN Releases New Resources; E-vents; JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule; Subscribe to JAN Newsletter

Volume 8, Issue 2, Second Quarter 2010.

JAN Launches AskJAN.org; April is Alcohol Awareness Month; April is Autism Awareness Month; One in a Million: Employees with Rare Conditions; Mobility Enhancing Devices, Part 3 of a 3 Part Series; Report from CSUN; JAN Releases New Resources; E-vents; JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule; JAN Loses Friend; Subscribe to JAN Newsletter

Volume 8, Issue 1, First Quarter 2010.

Attention Federal Agencies: If You’re Not Using Schedule A, You’re Missing Out!; Diversifying the U.S. Workforce to Include People with Disabilities; Dysgraphia: Effective Transition Suggestions; Recipe for Success: Website Accessibility; Mobility Enhancing Devices, Part 2 of a 3 Part Series; Paper and Article Address Geography of Disability; JAN Releases New Resources; E-vents; JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule; Contact JAN

Volume 7, Issue 4, Fourth Quarter 2009.

Train Your Supervisors and Managers on What Constitutes a Request for a Reasonable Accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA); Campaign for Disability Employment Launches What Can YOU Do? Website and Outreach Videos; October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Mobility Enhancing Devices, Part 1 of a 3 Part Series; Small Business and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA); Common Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median, Mode and JAN's Cost of Accommodation; JAN Releases New Resources; E-vents; JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule; Contact JAN

Volume 7, Issue 3, Third Quarter 2009.

ADA Update, Campaign for Disability Employment to Launch in August, Educators Get Ready for Back-to-School, Job Accommodations: From Home Style to Gourmet, Hidden Disabilities in the Workplace, In the Meantime: The Benefits of Making Temporary Accommodations, JAN Releases New Resources, E-vents, JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule, Contact JAN.

Volume 7, Issue 2, Second Quarter 2009.

Limitations to Establish Disability vs. Limitations to Be Accommodated, Clearing the Fog: It Takes Time, Accommodating Tourette Syndrome, Making the JAN YouTube Accessible, Workstation Ergonomic Assessment: A Tool for Prevention and Remediation of Repetitive Strain Injury, JAN Releases New Resources, E-vents, JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule, Contact JAN

Volume 7, Issue 1, First Quarter 2009.

JAN Enters Social Networking Venues, The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act: Practical Guidance for Employers, Speak Up!: Limitations of Voice Disorders in the Workplace, Entrepreneurship Options for Veterans with Disabilities During Challenging Economic Times, An Example of Direct Threat, CAP Wins Award, Robust and Comprehensive Business Case Now Available, JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule, Contact JAN

Volume 6, Issue 4, Fourth Quarter 2008.

JAN Celebrates 25th Year of Service, JAN Launches New Website, Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month and Down Syndrome Awareness Month, America's Heroes at Work, Breast Cancer: Through JAN’s Periscope, Making the Case for Telework Options for People with Disabilities (Again), JAN Webcast Series Announced, JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule, Contact JAN

Volume 6, Issue 3, Third Quarter 2008.

2008 National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Don't Miss the JAN SuperTrack (US BLN Annual Conference), Employee Conduct and the ADA, Working with HIV, Summer Recreation Tools Improve Worker Productivity?, Assistive Technology Information Technology (ATIA) Leadership Forum on Accessibility, JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule, and JAN Spanish Services

Volume 6, Issue 2, Second Quarter 2008.

Neil Romano: Taking the Helm as ODEP's Assistant Secretary, U.S. BLN Annual Conference – JAN SuperTrack, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, Depression in the Workplace, May is Arthritis Awareness Month, 2008 CSUN Conference, JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule, JAN Spanish Services

Volume 6, Issue 1, First Quarter 2008.

U.S. BLN Annual Conference - JAN track, February is Heart Disease Awareness Month, Telecommuting Options as an Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities, Technology to Improve Writing Skills, Traumatic Brain Injury Accommodations: Individual Process Essential to Solution, JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule

Volume 5, Issue 3, Third Quarter 2007.

JAN/USBLN 2007-2008 Webcast Series, On the Job with Diabetes, Preventing Workplace Eye Injuries, ATIA Leadership Forum on Accessibility, JAN Conference 2007 a Success, JAN Exhibit and Training Schedule

Volume 5, Issue 2, Second Quarter 2007.

JAN Conference,Students with Psychiatric Impairments, Accommodating Workers with Neck Injuries, The Magic Wand Keyboard, Costs and Benefits of Providing Workplace Accommodations

Volume 5, Issue 1, First Quarter, 2007.

JAN Conference Keynote Speakers Announced, JAN Webcast 2007 Series Continues, The USBLN ® Announces Their New Employer-Focused Webinar Series Beginning April 19th!, Workforce Innovations 2007, Resources for Choosing Assistive Technology, Accessibility under the ADA, On-Screen Keyboard Software, Eating Disorders