DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT
The Disabilitykey Website has been expanded to include employment issues. The purposes of this expansion are:
1. to assist people with disabilities understand their rights and obligations when looking to continue working with a disability;
2. to assist Human Resource professionals better understand their obligations, and the rights and obligations of people with disabilities looking to continue working with a disability;
3. to provide tools and ideas for both HR professionals and people with disabilities design jobs and environments that meet the needs both of the company and the working person with a disability; and,
4. to host a Disability and Employment blog focused on providing information, questions, and result actions for all assisting people with disabilities interested in continuing to work.
The blog focusing on Disability and Employment will also provide an excellent opportunity for people with disabilities interested in continuing to work to ask questions and get answers from others also interested in this subject.
As you review the following pages, here are some statistics provided by the Federal Government about those who have already successfully hired people with disabilities:
"Cost And Benefits Of Accommodations
The Office of Disability Employment Policy's Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a toll-free service, has been advising businesses and individuals about job accommodations since 1984. With the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, JAN expanded to include information about the ADA. During the fiscal year that began October 1, 1994, and ended September 30, 1995, JAN received more than 80,000 calls from individuals and businesses in 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Following is information related to these calls for advice, as well as examples of accommodations that were implemented as a result of the advice.
Major Issues of Concern Percentage of Cases
Understanding the ADA 34%
Impact of Accommodation 13%
Conflict between Employer/Employee 13%
Cost of Accommodation 3%
Concerns related to Federal and State Agencies 6%
Other 31%
Top Five States Using JAN Number of Calls
California 10,079
Texas 4,776
Virginia 4,547
Pennsylvania 4,196
New York 3,921
Accommodation Costs Reported by Businesses
That Used JAN Percentage
No cost 19%
Between $1 and $500 50%
Between $501 and $1,000 12%
Between $1,001 and $2,000 7%
Between $2,001 and $5,000 9%
Greater than $5,000 3%
Company Savings Because Accommodations Were Made Percentage
Value unknown 4%
Between $1 and $5,000 34%
Between $5,001 and $10,000 16%
Between $10,001 and $20,000 19%
Between $20,001 and $100,000 25%
Greater than $100,000 2%
Companies reported an average return of $28.69 in benefits for every dollar invested in making an accommodation." (Red added for emphasis only.)
So, welcome to this addition to the Disabilitykey Website! The more that use the blog as a forum for questions and answers, the better the information will be for all interested in these subjects.
1. to assist people with disabilities understand their rights and obligations when looking to continue working with a disability;
2. to assist Human Resource professionals better understand their obligations, and the rights and obligations of people with disabilities looking to continue working with a disability;
3. to provide tools and ideas for both HR professionals and people with disabilities design jobs and environments that meet the needs both of the company and the working person with a disability; and,
4. to host a Disability and Employment blog focused on providing information, questions, and result actions for all assisting people with disabilities interested in continuing to work.
The blog focusing on Disability and Employment will also provide an excellent opportunity for people with disabilities interested in continuing to work to ask questions and get answers from others also interested in this subject.
As you review the following pages, here are some statistics provided by the Federal Government about those who have already successfully hired people with disabilities:
"Cost And Benefits Of Accommodations
The Office of Disability Employment Policy's Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a toll-free service, has been advising businesses and individuals about job accommodations since 1984. With the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990, JAN expanded to include information about the ADA. During the fiscal year that began October 1, 1994, and ended September 30, 1995, JAN received more than 80,000 calls from individuals and businesses in 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Following is information related to these calls for advice, as well as examples of accommodations that were implemented as a result of the advice.
Major Issues of Concern Percentage of Cases
Understanding the ADA 34%
Impact of Accommodation 13%
Conflict between Employer/Employee 13%
Cost of Accommodation 3%
Concerns related to Federal and State Agencies 6%
Other 31%
Top Five States Using JAN Number of Calls
California 10,079
Texas 4,776
Virginia 4,547
Pennsylvania 4,196
New York 3,921
Accommodation Costs Reported by Businesses
That Used JAN Percentage
No cost 19%
Between $1 and $500 50%
Between $501 and $1,000 12%
Between $1,001 and $2,000 7%
Between $2,001 and $5,000 9%
Greater than $5,000 3%
Company Savings Because Accommodations Were Made Percentage
Value unknown 4%
Between $1 and $5,000 34%
Between $5,001 and $10,000 16%
Between $10,001 and $20,000 19%
Between $20,001 and $100,000 25%
Greater than $100,000 2%
Companies reported an average return of $28.69 in benefits for every dollar invested in making an accommodation." (Red added for emphasis only.)
So, welcome to this addition to the Disabilitykey Website! The more that use the blog as a forum for questions and answers, the better the information will be for all interested in these subjects.
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