Job Accommodation Network Accommodation Toolkit

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JAN’s Workplace Accommodation Toolkit is a free, comprehensive online resource for employers seeking to move beyond basic compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in order to create more disability-inclusive workplaces. The Toolkit provides guidance and resources for developing or updating accommodation policies and processes while leveraging the best proven practices available to date. The Toolkit contains actionable accommodation policies and processes from leading U.S. businesses, a suite of accommodation forms, training presentations, and role play videos modeling inclusive behaviors. The Toolkit also includes best and emerging practices for creating an inclusive workplace for people with disabilities during all phases of the employment life cycle. Within the Toolkit, one can find specific resource drawers for:

  • Recruiters and Hiring Managers,
  • Supervisors and Managers,
  • Internal Reasonable Accommodation Subject Matter Experts (SME)/Consultants,
  • Information Technology Team Members, and
  • Employees with Disabilities and Their Allies.

The goal of this Toolkit is to provide resources for creating an exemplary organizational accommodation infrastructure thereby helping to ensure a disability-inclusive workplace. The Toolkit therefore provide resources to support organizational efforts to accommodate applicants, candidates, and employees with disabilities; to train those serving in roles critical to managing disability; and to promote disability inclusion throughout the workplace.

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Company Level:

Large Employer (over 1,000 employees), Mid-size Employer (250-1,000 employees), Small Employer (fewer than 250 employees)

Type:

Implementation

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