Archived JAN Webinars and Webcasts

Are you wondering about what’s new in the world of assistive technology (AT)? Are you curious about trends related to accommodating with equipment and technology? Do you simply have a love of gadgets? Join JAN Lead Consultant Teresa Goddard and Senior Consultant Matthew McCord for an introduction to new and improved products and a discussion of how to apply them as workplace accommodations. Using real JAN case examples, we will discuss new accommodation approaches to a variety of accommodation challenges with a focus on new sensory technologies.

Join the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and JAN as representatives provided participants with the latest developments in the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the workplace, some practical tips for compliance, and answers to tough ADA questions.

Public safety workers are defined as employees who protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. These front-line workers have a difficult and often dangerous job; having a disability can make these difficult jobs that much harder. As June celebrates National Safety Month, join us June 8th to discuss accommodation options specifically tailored to the difficulties people with disabilities face when employed in public safety occupations.

Emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual and augmented reality (XR), will shape the workplace of the future. They will change how organizations hire, train, and support employees, including those with disabilities.

May is National Mental Health Month. Join consultants Melanie and James as they discuss challenging accommodation scenarios in the workplace when employees with mental health conditions need assistance. Discover creative and effective modifications employers can provide to help maintain productive employees with diverse needs. Bring questions relating to the challenging situations you face in your workplace.

Issues surrounding service and emotional support animals in the workplace continue to be confusing to both employers and employees with disabilities. This webcast will provide an overview of the most frequent questions JAN gets regarding service and emotional support animals and ADA information and practical guidance for addressing them.

One year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to adopt a new normal, we reflect on the many adjustments made at work to keep everyone, including individuals with disabilities, working. The pandemic situation required employers to abandon a conventional perspective on where, when, and how work is performed and to adopt flexible policies and practices to meet business objectives. This session will offer ADA and job accommodation lessons learned along with practical strategies for engaging in the interactive accommodation process to address evolving workforce needs.

Join JAN consultants and employment specialists for a discussion about the barriers employees with disabilities sometimes encounter when requesting and negotiating reasonable accommodations in the workplace, practical solutions for overcoming these barriers, and free resources available on the JAN website. This webcast will not only be useful for individuals with disabilities and service providers, but also for employers who may benefit from learning about the employee’s side of the accommodation process.

Employees with respiratory impairments, including asthma, COPD, sarcoidosis and more, may need a variety of accommodations in the workplace in order to perform essential functions and tolerate the work environment. In this session, Senior Consultant Brittany Lambert will explore common situations and solutions involving respiratory impairments and address accommodations and technology that may be applicable in a work setting.

Whether you provide telework as a benefit of employment or approve it as a form of accommodation, the way we work at home is often vastly different than working at the worksite. As COVID-19 has disrupted most of the world’s workplace environments, it's important that we pay attention to our home work physical environment. Participants will gain knowledge about principles of universal design and practical strategies to make your physical environment more productive and safer. Topics such as environmental aspects, controls and tools, workstations, and computers, will be highlighted during...

Tune in to find solutions to the top ten veteran accommodation questions JAN addresses on a regular basis and find out how you can best support the veterans in your workplace. Topics include exacerbation of symptoms due to COVID-19, service animals, communication difficulties, attendance concerns, and more. The most common requested veteran resources for self-employment and small business opportunities will also be featured.

Increasing access and opportunity for all workers with disabilities is an intentional act. Being intentional creates an inclusive workplace by evaluating and addressing any challenges to access and inclusion throughout the employee life cycle. Assessing what tools and resources employees need to be productive and then making sure those tools can be comfortably used is essential. It is vitally important to include people with disabilities in understanding and addressing any challenges when it comes to disability inclusion and access. Today’s webcast features the latest tools, resources, and collaborations available through...

Join the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and JAN as representatives provided participants with the latest developments in the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the workplace, some practical tips for compliance, and answers to tough ADA questions.

Working 9 to 5 isn’t the only way to make a living anymore, and workplace policies related to when and where work is performed continue to evolve to allow employees the flexibility that is needed to be productive at work and also manage personal and disability-related needs. Workplace programs that allow for telework and flexible work schedules can enable all employees to balance work and non-work responsibilities. These programs can also normalize workplace flexibility, making the need to request disability-related accommodations a non-issue. This JAN training will explore ADA issues...

Return to Work (RTW) and Stay at Work (SAW) programs are part of a business’s strategy to retain valued employees and to enhance the productivity of its workforce. This presentation will address RTW and SAW programs, which help employees continue or resume working following the onset of a disability through job changes and/or accommodations. This session will cover the benefits of RTW and SAW programs and their role in broader disability management initiatives, which could include compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and similar laws.

Join JAN Sensory Team Consultants Teresa Goddard and Brittany Lambert for an overview of frequently requested workplace accommodations for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. From interpreters to hearing aid compatible stethoscopes, we will explore solutions and technologies that can be implemented to assist employees in accessing information and communicating and to enhance workplace inclusiveness across a broad range of settings and industries.

Do you receive the information you need from healthcare providers, and others, in support of the ADA interactive accommodation process? Employers may seek reasonable documentation after receiving a request for accommodation, but there are no standard ADA forms, and there is no required procedure for gathering this information. This can lead to a “bring me a rock” kind of game when ADA decision makers aren’t exactly sure what information is needed to effectively engage in the interactive process. Employers need practical guidance and resources for collecting disability-related information from appropriate...

Attend this webcast to learn more about current events related to job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Job Accommodation Network.

Understanding key issues and accommodating mental health conditions in the workplace can be challenging. Start this new year (and decade) off right by learning more about successful and doable accommodation approaches to help in challenging situations that involve leave, returning to work, supervisory changes, telework, stress reduction, completing essential functions, and more.

Do you ever find yourself puzzled by the gray areas of the ADA? How can you balance competing needs while providing effective accommodations? For example, what if a new hire is allergic to the CEO’s service animal? What if an employee wants to use a phone app to manage her medical condition, but phones are restricted in your building? What if your employee needs new hearing aids to access your upgraded phone system? JAN is here to help. Join Lisa and Teresa for an in depth discussion of some of...

Join us for a timely and informative session discussing veterans, traumatic brain injury, common co-occurring conditions, and workplace accommodations. Guest Stephen Heck, a PhD student from West Virginia University’s Center for Excellence in Disabilities, will be sharing his expertise in these areas.

Digital Accessibility is the new horizon for workplace inclusion. Having staff in place who understand the needs of people with disabilities is key to your success in both purchasing and developing accessible and usable workplace technology. More accessible and usable technology creates a productive and innovative workplace for all. The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) recently released our refreshed Workplace Accommodation Toolkit, including a new drawer of resources for IT Professionals. Participants of this webcast will get a glimpse into the new Toolkit features while listening to a conversation between Lou...

Smart watches, smart glasses, head-mounted OCR options, and wearable health-monitoring equipment of all kinds are growing in popularity. Join JAN Sensory Team Consultants Teresa Goddard and Brittany Lambert for an introduction to wearable technology. We will discuss the latest wearable technologies and how they can be used to support employees in accessing information, support persons, discreet reminders, as well as stress and health management tools while at work.

Join the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and JAN as representatives provided participants with the latest developments in the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the workplace, some practical tips for compliance, and answers to tough ADA questions.

Fundamental Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) principles can drive the design of effective reasonable accommodation (RA) programs, but the ADA competence and confidence of those responsible for implementing RA programs can have a significant impact on overall ADA compliance. This session will enable human resource professionals, front-line managers, and others, to build their ADA competence and confidence by learning the basic principles of the ADA, and will include practical information about ADA compliance and best practices.

For individuals with disabilities who pursue self-employment or starting a small business, many skills that fall under the category of executive functioning can be important to start-up and operational success. Executive functioning includes higher-level mental processes or abilities that affect areas such as time management, memory, concentration, organization and prioritization, multi-tasking, completing paperwork, social skills, and attendance. In this Webcast, we will discuss specific situations in a self-employment context and identify possible accommodations. Research shows that self-employment and small business ownership can be a viable employment options for people with...

During this webcast, we will hear from V. R. Ferose, Senior Vice President, Head of Globalization Services at SAP SE and Board Chairperson of Specialisterne USA. Specialisterne USA is a not-for-profit foundation with the goal of creating one million jobs for people with autism and similar challenges. Specialisterne has been the pioneer of the Autism @ Work movement in the US. For the webcast, Ferose plans to share insights from 3 broad topics: 1. The Autism at Work Initiative — Beginning and Evolution, 2. Specialisterne — Vision & Work, and...

Feeling overwhelmed by assistive technology? You are not alone. JAN takes thousands of calls every year involving employees with assistive technology needs. With so many options, knowing where to start is a real challenge. Join Teresa and Lisa as they go over frequently requested products, clarify their applications, and take a look at what’s new and improved.

Attend this webcast to learn more about current events related to job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Job Accommodation Network.

Whether you’re trying to accommodate patient lifting in a hospital, moving bulky pallets in a warehouse, or simply trying to transfer file boxes in a small office, reasonable accommodations can vary and be challenging depending on the work environment. Come learn about the various assistive technology and other types of reasonable accommodations employers can provide to employees with motor impairments which enable employees to overcome workplace barriers.

Businesses that are inclusive of individuals with disabilities can benefit from a wider pool of talent. Recruiters of qualified candidates for employment, should be knowledgeable about disability inclusion, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, and how to navigate the hiring process with candidates with disabilities. This session will enable recruiters and hiring managers to build ADA competence and confidence and will include practical information about best practices, ADA compliance, pre-employment inquiry rules, and accommodating candidates with disabilities.

Do you have questions about how to help employees with mental health impairments in the workplace? Are you curious as to whether other employers face the same issues? If so, then tune in for this webcast that will give you solutions to the most frequently asked questions from the annals. From the hiring process to accommodations on the job, including tough topics such as attendance, performance and conduct, disruptive behaviors, medical documentation, and emotional support animals, we will provide you with our best guidance. JAN consultants Melanie and Sarah will...

With leadership from Bob Vetere, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has become one of the most inclusive companies for individuals with disabilities and more specifically Veterans with disabilities. Self-identification rates for new employees with disabilities exceed 10% while their self-id rate for current employees exceeds 7%. The successes at Northrop Grumman result from the passion of NGC’s CEO, Wes Bush, as well as deep commitment from NGC’s centralized accommodation team. As a leader in the team, Bob has been responsible for embracing and in many instances developing a number of inclusionary...