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JAN Releases Latest Consultants' Corner on Disability Awareness Training
December 8, 2017
Source: Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Through the Job Accommodation Network's “Consultants' Corner,” JAN consultants provide advice and guidance on important issues related to accommodations in the workplace. In the latest feature, Melanie Whetzel, Lead Consultant on the JAN Cognitive/Neurological Team, highlights the situations that may arise with co-workers when an employee receives an accommodation. Since employers cannot disclose disability-related information about an employee to others, sometimes misunderstandings can occur when someone appears to be receiving “special” treatment. Whetzel presents several solutions, including providing disability awareness training to all employees and informing them of their right to accommodations should they need them.
Read the latest Consultants' Corner on Disability Awareness Training
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https://askjan.org/corner/index.htm