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

2 US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy Job Accommodation Network A Service of the

3 The Best Disability/ADA Resource

4 Bridging the distance between maximum ability of the individual and essential functions of the job.

5 Provides the Information You Need Training Hiring Retention Promotion Employers Job Corps Staff People with Disabilities

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

7 Prompt Confidential Courteous Personal

8 Motor Cognitive Sensory Team Focus

9 The staff is knowledgeable about: Disability Law Accommodations

10 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

11 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.

12 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.

13 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!

14 Provides the Information You Need Training Hiring Retention Promotion Employers Job Corps Staff People with Disabilities

15 Remember That JAN is There to Help You!

16 Job Accommodation Network A Service of US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy Questions? (V/TTY) 800-ADA-WORK (V/TTY)