The Audio Conference Series offers advanced information on the ADA to supplement basic ADA knowledge. Sessions are scheduled from 1:00 to 2:30 pm Central Time (90 minutes) and are real-time captioned on the Great Lakes ADA Center website. A written transcript and digital recording of each session is archived on the Great Lakes ADA Center web site. The Audio Conference Series registration information can be found on the Great Lakes ADA Center website. If you are interested in promoting or hosting any session please contact us at 800-949-4232 (V/TTY) or via our on-line contact form.
This three part series will focus on the issues surrounding reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and focus on practices currently being utilized by employers to address this critical issue in the employment process. The sessions will highlight best practices, share strategies for addressing reasonable accommodation requests as well as discuss issues related to documentation, assessment and reassessment, and the critical nature of the interactive process.
You can receive the following continuing education units for your participation:
Plan to participate in all three sessions!
March 15, 2005: A Perspective on Reasonable Accommodation
Speaker: Shelia S. Newman, Vice President, Cherry Engineering Support Services, Inc
Jennifer Eckel, Project Director, ADA Program Assistance Coordinator, Cherry Engineering Support Services, Inc
April 19, 2005: Reasonable Accommodation: Best Practices for an Interactive Process
Speaker: Bart Bartlett, County of Orange, Santa Ana, California
Beth Loy, Ph.D., Human Factors Consultant with the Job Accommodation Network
Kendra Duckworth, Human Factors Consultant for the Job Accommodation Network
May 17, 2005: What Are The Courts Saying About Reasonable Accommodation?
David Fram, National Employment Law Institute