Event Details
May 10th 2023 - • About the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Service — Ask JAN! We can help.
| Date: | May 10, 2023, 11:30am |
| Organizer: | NCWV SHRM |
| Location: | Bridgeport Conference Center: Address: 300 Conference Center Way, Bridgeport, WV 26330 |
| Price: | 20.00 Members and 30.00 Non-Members |
| Event Type: | Meeting |
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Lisa Mathess is a Lead Consultant and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Specialist for the Job Accommodation Network (JAN). Lisa is a senior member of the JAN team and has served in a consulting role since 2011.
As the lead member of the Motor Team, Lisa provides expert-level consultation to assist employers and individuals with disabilities with understanding their rights and responsibilities under the ADA, and in identifying accommodation solutions for individuals with various medical impairments, with an emphasis on motor impairments. As an ADA specialist, Lisa consults with employers, human resources, and legal professionals nationally on ADA compliance issues and engaging in the interactive accommodation process. She works with employers to create inclusive policies and procedures to onboard and advance career opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
This presentation will provide an overview of the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a free, confidential service of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). Learn more about who JAN is, the history of JAN, how customers reach JAN, how JAN handles questions, and what day-to-day topics JAN handles.
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on job accommodations and disability employment issues. Serving customers across the United States and around the world for more than 35 years, JAN provides free one-on-one practical guidance and technical assistance on job accommodation solutions, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related legislation, and self-employment and entrepreneurship options for people with disabilities. JAN provides individualized consultation to assist:
- Employers and their representatives seeking guidance on practical ways to engage in the interactive process, provide job accommodation solutions, and comply with Title I of the ADA;
- Individuals with medical conditions and disabilities seeking information about job accommodation solutions, employment rights under the ADA, and self-employment and entrepreneurship opportunities; and
- Family members and rehabilitation, medical, educational, and other professionals in their effort to support successful employment outcomes for individuals with medical conditions and disabilities.
By providing trusted guidance on the ADA and practical accommodation solutions that benefit employers and individuals with medical conditions and disabilities, JAN helps everyone recognize the value and talents that qualified workers with disabilities add to the workforce
