Announcements: Web cast on Challenging Job Accommodation Issues

Please join The Disability Law Resource Project (DLRP) at ILRU for a Web cast on Challenging Accommodation Issues: Ask the Job Accommodation Experts.

Four accommodation experts will present this Web cast on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 from 3:00–4:30pm Eastern, 2:00 Central; 1:00 Mountain; 12:00 Pacific; 11:00 Alaska; 9:00 Hawaii.

Join representatives from the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) as they provide us with information on the more challenging job accommodation issues employers present to them. Issues related to alcoholism, fragrance sensitivities, obesity, body odor, depression, HIV/AIDS, and cumulative trauma disorders will be discussed along with any other accommodation issues you want to discuss. Please submit your questions to webcast@ilru.org.

The JAN presenters together represent the full range of accommodation specialists. Linda Cater Batiste specializes in accommodations for individuals with motor impairments and addictions. Mandy J. Gamble works on the sensory team, and specializes in vision impairments, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and blood disorders. Kendra Duckworth, with the cognitive/neurological team, specializes in psychiatric impairments, brain injuries, and burn injuries. Beth Loy is a member of JAN’s motor team and specializes in workplace ergonomics and accommodations for individuals with motor impairments. She is also JAN's Webmaster.

To link to this Web cast and download accompanying materials visit: http://www.ilru.org/online/calendar.html

For instructions on how to access a Web cast visit: http://www.ilru.org/online/instructions.html

Please visit this site ahead of time to test and ensure your computer is configured and updated to participate in the Web cast.

For technical assistance, please check out our FAQs (frequently asked questions) at: http://www.ilru.org/online/FAQ.html or contact a Web cast team member at webcast@ilru.org or 713/520–0232 (v/tty).

This Web cast is supported through the Disability Law Resource Project (DLRP), a project of ILRU. DLRP (http://www.dlrp.org) is one of ten Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs) funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to provide training, technical assistance and materials dissemination on the ADA and other disability–related laws. NIDRR is part of the U.S. Department of Education.

The opinions and views expressed are those of the presenters and no endorsement by the funding agency should be inferred.

We hope to see you next week on Wednesday, July 28, 2004!