JAN & Job Corps Working Hand-In-Hand By: Mayda LaRosse, MA For: Job Corps National Wellness Conference Chicago, IL April 26, 2001.

JAN & Job Corps

Working

Hand-In-Hand

By: Mayda LaRosse, MAFor: Job Corps National Wellness Conference

Chicago, ILApril 26, 2001

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US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy

Job Accommodation Network

A Service of the

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The Best Disability/ADA Resource

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Bridging the distance between

maximum ability of the individual

and essential functions of the

job.

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Provides the Information You Need

•Training •Hiring •Retention • Promotion

Employers

Job Corps Staff

People with Disabilities

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is international; is toll-free; is on-line; and is for everyone.

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Prompt

Confidential

Courteous

Personal

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Motor

Cognitive

Sensory

Team Focus

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The staff is knowledgeable about:

•Disability Law•Accommodations

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What Types of Disabilities Can You Call JAN For Information?

• Mental Retardation• Developmental Disability• Learning Disabilities• Attention Deficit Disorder• Sleep Disorders• Epilepsy

• Mobility Limitations• Visual Limitations • Psychiatric Impairments • Hearing Impairments• Respiratory Impairments• Others

ANY DISABILITY

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How Can JAN Help?

• Can provide accommodation ideas for individual students in the classroom and on the job;

• Can provide product information and vendors of that specific product;

• Can provide information about the ADA, Rehabilitation Act; and

• Can provide other resources that you might need.

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What Can’t JAN Do?

• Can’t diagnose a disability;

• Can’t determine if an applicant is appropriate for Job Corps;

• Can’t determine if an accommodation request is reasonable; or

• Can’t review student records.

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What Do You Need to Have Prior to Calling JAN?

• Know the applicant’s limitations and abilities;

• Know the requirements of the program(s) that the applicant is interested;

• Know educational and psychological evaluation information that was collected;

• Know other vocational programs that are available for the applicant if the one he/she is interested is not a good match; and

• Read All available information on the applicant.Very Important!

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Provides the Information You Need

•Training •Hiring •Retention • Promotion

Employers

Job Corps Staff

People with Disabilities

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Remember That JAN is There to Help You!

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Job Accommodation NetworkA Service of US Department of Labor Office of

Disability Employment Policy

Questions?

800-526-7234 (V/TTY)

800-ADA-WORK (V/TTY)

http://www.jan.wvu.edu