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Accommodation and Compliance Series by Disability
JAN's Accommodation and Compliance Series by disability is designed to help employers determine effective accommodations and comply with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These are also helpful to employees, rehabilitation professionals, and others seeking technical assistance. Each publication in the series addresses a specific medical condition and provides information about the condition and the ADA, accommodation ideas, and resources for additional information.
Accommodation and Compliance Series by Topic
JAN's Accommodation and Compliance Series by topic is designed to help employers determine effective accommodations and comply with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These are also helpful to employees, rehabilitation professionals, and others seeking technical assistance. Each publication in the series addresses a specific topic and provides information and referrals relevant to the topic.
Consultants' Corner Articles
- A Guide for Coworker Interaction with Service Animals in the Workplace
- A Support Person as an Accommodation
- Accommodating Job-Related Travel
- Accommodating Service Members and Veterans with PTSD
- Accommodation Scenarios for the Interviewing Process
- Accommodations Related to Commuting To and From Work
- Accommodations for Housekeeping/Janitorial Workers with Motor Impairments
- Accommodations, ADA, and Light Duty
- Addressing Requests for Sit/Stand Workstations
- Affirmative Action and Disability: What Can Employers Ask?
- April Showers Bring May Flowers . . . and Seasonal Allergies, Too
- Best Practices for Addressing Requests for Ergonomic Chairs
- Changing or Removing a Reasonable Accommodation in the Workplace
- Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) as a Work-Site Accommodation for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Confidentiality of Medical Information under the ADA
- Dealing with Improper Requests for Medical Documentation from an Employer
- Dealing with Stress in the Workplace
- Disability Awareness Training
- Disability Disclosure and Interviewing Techniques for Persons with Disabilities
- Disability Statistics with a Caveat
- Documentation of a Learning Disability
- Does the ADA Apply to Foreign Employment?
- Emotional Support Animals in the Workplace: A Practical Approach
- Employee Accommodation Inquiry Letter
- Employment Agencies and Title I of the ADA
- Employment Testing and the ADA
- Epilepsy, Driving, and Employment
- Getting to Work on Time
- Hidden Disabilities: Confidentiality and Travel
- How does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Apply to Employees Who Have Infertility?
- How to Determine Whether a Person Has a Disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA)
- Interviewing Tips for Applicants with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
- Is Menopause a Disability under the ADA?
- Last Chance Agreements for Employees with Drug and Alcohol Addictions
- Leave & Undue Hardship Under the ADA
- Less Clutter, More Productivity
- Life in a Cube: Problems Experienced by Employees with Cognitive Impairments
- Making a Statement – About Reasonable Accommodation and Equal Opportunity
- Making the Online Application Process Accessible Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Morale and Fairness Issues Related to Accommodations under the ADA
- My Mom has Rheumatoid Arthritis; My Dad has Sleep Apnea. Can I Call JAN?
- Our Aging Workforce: A Look at the Benefits of Job Accommodation
- Parents as Caregivers, Not Qualified Employees under the ADA
- Phobias in the Workplace
- Providing Temporary or Trial Accommodation Solutions
- Recertifying the Ongoing Need for Accommodation
- Reduction in Force
- Requesting and Negotiating a Reasonable Accommodation
- Roy G. Biv Considers Color Deficiency
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Service Animals and Allergies in the Workplace
- The Garrett Decision
- Two-Way Radios as Accommodations
- Using Ergonomics to Accommodate Limitations from Breast Cancer
- Using Third-Party Vendors to Process Accommodation Requests
- Volunteers and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Your Accommodation Request Was Denied. What Now?
Case Studies
- Accommodating Employees in Financial Settings
- Accommodating Employees in Food Service
- Accommodating Employees in Health Care Fields
- Accommodating Employees in Legal Fields
- Accommodating Employees in Manufacturing Settings
- Accommodating Employees in Retail Settings
- Accommodating Employees in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) Fields
Articles
Newsletter Articles
- A Beginners Guide to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) as an Accommodation
- A Fictional Representation of a Very Real Disorder: Narcolepsy with Cataplexy
- A Practical Approach to Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation During the Pandemic
- Accessible Computer Workstations: A Snapshot
- Accessible Live Training Events
- Accommodating an Aging Workforce
- Accommodating Ataxia in the Workplace: Don't Make Assumptions
- Accommodating Employees with Hearing Aids: A Beginner's Guide to T-coils
- Accommodating Employees with Keratoconus
- Accommodating Employees with Ménière’s Disease
- Accommodating Essential Tremor
- Accommodating Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)
- Accommodations Beyond Job Performance
- Accommodations for Bladder Stones: Simple and Yet Complex
- Accommodations for Depth Perception
- Accommodations for Difficulties with Assisting Others on the Telephone Due to Stress, Anxiety, and Interpersonal Communications
- Accommodations for Driving
- Accommodations for Educators who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Accommodations for Glaucoma: A Silent, but Progressive Condition
- ADA and Accommodation Lessons Learned: COVID-19 Edition
- ADA Leave Beyond FMLA
- ADA or ADAAA, You Say "Potato," I Say "Patato"
- Addressing Accommodation Needs Specific to Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Applying the ADA in a Global Economy
- April Was National Donate Life Month
- Are Your Business Cards Accessible?
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) versus Executive Functioning Deficits
- Auditory Processing Difficulties in the Workplace
- Autism Awareness
- Back-to-School Survival Kit
- Best Practices in Establishing a Centralized Accommodation Fund
- Can’t Ban Fragrances? Consider a Fragrance Free Zone
- Can’t Stand It? Anti-Fatigue Matting as an Accommodation
- Cataplexy: Rare But Relevant!
- Cognitive Impairment and the Interactive Process
- Communication Difficulties in the Workplace
- Current Trends in the Workplace: Considering the ADA and Accommodations for Employees
- Dad was Claustrophobic
- Dealing with Illegal Drug Use Disclosures
- Determining if Apps Are Right for You
- Disclosing a Disability Before an Accommodation is Needed
- Does Long COVID Impact Men and Women Differently?
- Dogs in the Workplace
- Engaging in the Interactive Process During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Executive Function Deficits, Higher Level Employees, and Accommodations
- Fear or Phobia? What is the difference? Why does it matter at work?
- Fibromyalgia in the Workplace
- Finding Accommodations that Fit the Lupus Spectrum
- Finding an Interpreter for an Interview
- Get A Grip! DIY & Practical Solutions for Gripping and Grasping
- Getting Over the Bump: Pregnancy at Work
- Giving Hiring Preference to People with Disabilities
- Good Deeds Not Punished: Dispelling the Idea of Precedent Setting and the ADA
- Help Isn’t Out of Reach! – Common Accommodations for Arm Impairments
- Hepatitis and Food Service Jobs – Know Your ABC’s!
- HIPAA and Consent to Obtain Medical Information for ADA Purposes
- How to Inform an Employer That an Accommodation is Not Effective and a Sample Letter
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Implementing a Workplace Fragrance Policy as an Accommodation
- In the Spotlight: Stroke
- Incorporate Reasonable Accommodation Practices into your Onboarding Process
- Interview Tips for New Grads with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
- Is the Room Spinning?
- Isn’t Charlie Allergic to Peanuts? Scenarios to Consider When Planning Employer-Sponsored Events
- It’s 2020 and the ADA is Turning 30!
- JAN and CAP: Two Effective Programs… Even Better Together
- Job Application/Interview Stage Dos and Don’ts
- Job Coaches and Support People for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
- Joint Replacements: Are They Covered?
- June is Alzheimer's Awareness Month
- Leave as an Ineffective Accommodation
- Leave of Absence for Cosmetic or Elective Surgeries: When is it Considered an Accommodation Request?
- Long-Term Leave and the ADA after Severson
- Looking Back on 20 + 1 Years
- Make Telework Work
- Making Pre-employment Testing Accessible: WellPoint Offers a Best Practice
- Making Shared Workspace More Accessible for Employees with Disabilities
- Making the Cut: Beards vs. the ADA
- Managing Headaches in the Workplace
- Mandatory Flu Vaccination Requirements 2.0
- Masks for COVID-19 Management and ADA Accommodations
- Material Lifting Devices, Final Series Installment
- Material Lifting Devices, Part 1 of a Continuing Series
- Material Lifting Devices, Part 2 of a Continuing Series
- Medical Documentation: Think about What is Needed and Stop There!
- Misophonia: Sensitivity to Sounds and Surviving the Workplace
- Modified Schedules to Attend AA/NA Meetings
- More A to Z on AskJAN
- Mother May I? Must I? Should I?
- My Disability Made Me Do It! When It Does and Doesn’t Matter
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2016: #InclusionWorks
- New Discovery for “Hands-Free” Phone Access
- New JAN Accommodation and Compliance Series Training Video Released: Medical Information and the Interactive Process
- One Man’s Trash: Practical Solutions for Workplace Clutter
- Online Application Systems: Sample Language for Accommodation Statements
- Out with the Old, In with the New…Supervisor
- Overtime Restrictions and the ADA
- Pace Yourself!
- Panic Attacks, They Don’t Always Wait Until After Hours
- Performance Management and Employees with Disabilities
- Phobias in the Workplace
- Physical Accessibility in the Workplace
- Postpartum Depression
- Practical Guidance on Contingent Workers and the ADA
- Practical Ideas for Accommodating Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Prevent Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace
- Processing Vaccination Accommodation Requests Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Providing a Reader as an Accommodation
- Providing Temporary Accommodation Solutions
- Raynaud’s Disease: Solutions for Fall and Beyond
- Recognizing an Accommodation Request Under the ADA
- Recognizing an ADA Accommodation Request During the Pandemic
- Relay Calls: Types and How to Make a Call
- Requests For Medical Documentation and the ADA
- Return to Work After Hospitalization for Mental Health Treatment
- Returning to Work after a Diagnosis of Sepsis
- Returning to Work After Cancer Treatment: Accommodating Chemo Brain in the Workplace
- Running Interference: Football or ADA?
- Sample Language for Accommodation Request Letters
- Sarcoidosis
- Self-Employment Options for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: A New Program That Places Lived Experiences and Peer Mentoring at Its Center
- Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
- Service Dog Breed Exclusions and the ADA
- Sharps Disposal in the Workplace
- Should an Accommodation Request Automatically Trigger FMLA?
- Sighted Assistance in the Age of Social Distancing
- Sign Language Interpreters
- Sjogren’s Syndrome: Accommodations for the Workplace
- Something Good Always Changes
- Spasmodic Dysphonia: Accommodations for the Workplace
- Streamlining the Interactive Process When Accommodating Job Applicants
- Suicidal Ideation in the Workplace
- Supporting Employees with Mental Health and Cognitive Conditions while Teleworking
- Taking a Service Animal to a Job Interview: Public Access or Reasonable Accommodation?
- Tech Tip: Converting a PowerPoint file to PDF
- Tech Tip: Don't Forget About Tab Order!
- Teleconference Accessibility and Hearing-Keeping Deaf and Hard of Hearing Employees in the Loop
- Tell 'Em About It: Educating the Workforce about the ADA & Accommodations
- The ABCs of Back to School
- The ABCs of Inclusion
- The ADA's Association Provision
- The Evolution of Human Resources Management and Disability
- The Path to Reassignment as an Accommodation
- The Significance of Dress Codes under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- The Use of Sample Forms under the ADA
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Not So Forgettable to Some
- To Ask, or Not to Ask? – Knowing When to Request Medical Information
- What Does "Reasonable" Mean? – A Deconstructive Series for ADA Terminology
- What does "Undue Hardship" mean? - A Deconstructive Series for ADA Terminology
- What Does “Direct Threat” Mean – A Deconstructive Series for ADA Terminology
- What Does “Job-Related and Consistent with Business Necessity” Mean - A Deconstructive Series for ADA Terminology
- What Does “Sufficient” Mean? - A Deconstructive Series for ADA Terminology
- What is PseudoBalbar Affect?
- What to Include in Your ADA/Accommodation Toolkit
- When New Technologies Hurt
- When Support Persons Hamper the Process They were Brought in to Facilitate
- Who Can Provide Medical Documentation for ADA Purposes?
- Winter Weather Woes? Accommodations Can Help!
- Workin’ 9 to 5 – Not the Only Way to Make a Living
- Workplace Flexibility, the ADA, and Requesting Medical Information
- Workplace Flu Vaccination Requirements and the ADA
- You Did What?? Dealing with Undocumented Accommodations
From the JAN Blog
- A Conversation with Julia Martensson of Specialisterne
- A JAN Interview with Marty Exline from the Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP)
- A Practical Approach to Emergency Evacuation for Wheelchair Users
- A Research Window – Self-Employment for People with Disabilities
- A Scent-Filled Season — Allergy Reminder for the End of Year
- Accommodating Cooks with Low Vision
- Accommodating Distracting Work Spaces
- Accommodating Employees with COVID-19 or Long COVID
- Accommodating Truck Drivers with Motor Impairments
- Accommodation Ideas for Individuals on Dialysis
- Accommodation Strategies for Returning to the Workplace
- Acomodaciones en el empleo: desde el estilo casero al estilo gourmet
- All Disabilities Matter in an Inclusive Workplace
- An Interview with Barbara Bissonnette of Forward Motion Coaching
- An Interview with Sandy Maynard- ADD/ADHD Coach and Owner of Catalytic Coaching
- Apps for Diabetes Management – Workplace Accommodation Strategies
- April is Donate Life Month: Accommodations for Employees Who Have Received Organ Transplants
- As the Old Saying Goes…
- Ask JAN!
- Ask JAN! Issue Two
- Assistance Dogs in the Workplace – Reflections on How to Make It Work – Part 1
- Assistance Dogs in the Workplace – Reflections on How to Make It Work – Part 2
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Disability Awareness Training
- Avoiding “The Waiting Place” After Requesting Medical Information
- Baby It’s Cold…Inside
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Breaking the Mold with Workplace Accommodations
- Campaign for Disability Employment “Who I Am” PSA Airing Nationally
- Choosing Among Options for Computer Users with Low Vision
- Common Questions about Providing Equipment as an Accommodation
- Consumer Beware! How to Avoid Work-at-Home Scams and Other Business Schemes
- Coronavirus (COVID-19), Stress, and Mental Health Conditions
- Cómo comunicar las discapacidades y las acomodaciones a los compañeros de trabajo
- Dealing with Stress in the Workplace, Part 2
- Disability Inclusion as a Function of Managing
- Disability in the Workplace - Old School, New School
- Disclosure Basics
- Don’t Break the Bank — Low Cost Accommodations Do Exist!
- Elevating Lift Office Chairs
- Employer Perspective – On the Benefits of Mentoring
- Employment Matters: A Conversation with Steve Nissen at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) – National Capital Chapter
- FAQ: COVID-19 Vaccination and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- February Heart Health — Accommodating Employees with Pacemakers in the Workplace
- February is American Heart Month
- Fighting the Flu at Work
- Finding Your Heart-Healthy Buddy
- Focus on Effective Workplace Accommodations for Employees with Hearing Impairments
- Fonts for Readers with Dyslexia
- Give Em’ a Break: Supporting Employees with Lactation-related Needs
- Go Red! February 7th is National Wear Red Day
- Guest Blog – Website Addresses Addiction and Mental Health Conditions
- Guest Blog: Innovative Approaches — An Interview with the Owners of Picasso Einstein
- Healthcare Workers with Motor Impairments
- Healthcare Workers with Motor Impairments – Part 2
- Hearing Aid Tips When Using Telephone Headsets
- Hobby Groups, Workplace Wellness, and Stress Reduction
- How Can I Help?
- If We Had Known…
- Is It Too Early To Think About A Post-Inclusionary World?
- It’s Back to School Time – Accommodating Educators with Disabilities
- It’s Tax Time! Resources for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
- JAN Blog – Focus on Technology
- JAN Blog: What Works for Me?
- JAN Goes to the ATIA Conference
- JAN Guest Interview: Dinah Cohen, Director of the Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP), U.S. Department of Defense
- JAN and Vocational Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs Provide Complementary Employment Supports
- JAN in the News – Private Sector Report from Our Neighbors to the North
- JAN in the News – Telecommuting
- Learn How the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) Can Help You!
- Long COVID and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Magnifiers, Screen Readers, and Braille – Oh My!
- Maximum Leave Policies and the ADA
- Memory Difficulties in the Workplace
- Mental Health Awareness – Creating a More Inclusive Workplace
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2021 — An Interview with JAN’s Anne Hirsh on Disability Inclusion and Supporting Employers and Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- New Employer’s Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act Announced at DMEC Employer Compliance Conference
- New JAN Training Module and Videos Regarding Disability Disclosure!
- Observations from the 2017 Harkin Summit
- October is ADHD Awareness Month
- Palm Trees and AT: JAN Goes to CSUN
- Recognizing Learning Disabilities (LD) Awareness Month
- Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Reflections on the West Virginia University (WVU) Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) Inaugural Summit
- Requesting Accommodations Due to Pregnancy-related Limitations
- Requesting and Negotiating Accommodations During the Pandemic
- Resources for Those Affected by Trauma-Related Disability and LGBTQ Workplace Supports
- Scents and Sensitivity in the Workplace
- Screen Reader Troubleshooting
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) — More than Gray Skies in Winter
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) — Only In the Winter? Not Always the Case
- Service Animal Access vs. Wheelchair Access – Why the Difference?
- Service Dogs as a Workplace Accommodation for Employees with Diabetes
- Shining a Light on Sun Safety
- Spotlight on Accommodating Individuals with Depression in the Workplace
- Spotlight on National Epilepsy Awareness Month
- Spring Cleaning Your Workplace
- Strategies for Developing a Transgender-Inclusive Workplace
- Syncope: Understanding What It Is and How to Accommodate It
- Take a Deep Breath
- Telework Week 2014 Begins with a March Snowstorm
- The ADA and Managing Reasonable Accommodation Requests from Employees with Disabilities in Response to COVID-19
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at 30 – A Piece of JAN History
- The Importance of Soft Skills for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities – Three Important Tips
- The Manager’s Dilemma: “An employee is asking about a co-worker’s accommodation. As a manager, what do I say?”
- The Power of the Doodle
- The Wonders of Winter – Accommodation Options for Cold Weather
- Thoughts from JAN’s Co-Directors for National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- Tips for Starting a Food Related Small Business
- Trending Topics – Nursing Mothers and the ADA
- Validation as a Key to Workplace Success for Employees with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Vitamin Deficiency – A Hidden Workplace Concern
- What Kind of Businesses Do People with Disabilities Start?
- What’s in a Routine?
- What’s that Smell? Balancing Fragrance-Related Accommodation Needs with the Need to Use Essential Oils
- Whether You Are a Night Owl or Morning Bird, Make Sure You Are Catching Your Zzzs
- Who Let the Dogs…In?
- Work After Breast Cancer
- Workplace Supports for Employees with Breast Cancer
- “But you don’t look sick…”
Effective Accommodation Practices Series
- Accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Addressing Workplace Harassment: Employer’s Responsibilities
- Best Practices for Addressing Requests for Adjustable Height Workstations
- Communication Tips for Working with Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
- Disability Etiquette Tips for Speaking Engagements
- Dos and Don'ts of Disclosure
- Educating the Workforce about the ADA & Accommodations
- Employees Experiencing Workplace Harassment
- Executive Functioning Deficits
- Five Practical Tips for Providing and Maintaining Effective Job Accommodations
- Hiring Process Reasonable Accommodation Flowchart
- How to Request an Accommodation: Accommodation Form Letter
- The Interactive Process and Service Providers
- Medical Inquiry in Response to an Accommodation Request
- Monitoring Reasonable Accommodations
- Practical Guidance for Medical Professionals: Providing Sufficient Medical Documentation in Support of a Patient's Accommodation Request
- Pre-Offer, Disability-Related Questions
- Telework Accommodation Request Flowchart
Guides and Other Publications
- Employees' Practical Guide to Requesting and Negotiating Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
- Employers' Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
- Employers' Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation During the Hiring Process
- Finding a Job that is Right for You
- Supporting Employees with Long COVID: A Guide for Employers