Ask an ADA Professional Questions RE: The Interactive Process for Employment Accommodations

Ask an ADA Professional Webinar Series
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Eastern Time

Sponsored by Great Lakes ADA Center and ADA National Network (ADANN).
For help, contact Great Lakes ADA Center: 1-877-232-1990 (Voice/TTY) or email webinars@accessibilityonline.org

Description:
People who have a disability as defined by the ADA may be entitled to reasonable accommodations in the workplace under Title I. Requests for accommodations can include things like facility modifications, job restructuring, remote work, part-time or modified schedules, changes in the hiring process, etc. The “interactive process” is a term which describes the informal process and conversations that employers and employees must have to determine an appropriate accommodation that will meet the employee’s needs and will also be reasonable for the employer to provide. But how exactly do employers and employees agree on a reasonable and effective accommodation? Who has the final say? What if a suggested accommodation is not effective or will result in an undue hardship? When might you need to consult an expert like an occupational therapist? During this program, attendees will have the opportunity to ask ADA professionals these and other questions about the interactive process for workplace accommodation requests.

To ensure your question is answered during the session, individuals are highly encouraged to submit their questions ahead of time via the registration website. (The option to submit questions is available once you have registered for the session.)

Sign Language Interpreters and Human Generated Real-Time Captioning will be provided for this session.

Continuing Education Credit available: Certificate of Attendance, 1.0 Credit Hour.

Speakers:
Jason Angel, Information, Training and Information Specialist, New England ADA Center
Marcy Hintzman, Project Coordinator, Great Lakes ADA Center, UIC

Session Questions:
This session is accepting questions from registered users. After you have registered to participate in this session you can submit your questions on your Account Manager page. Please note: the number of questions will be limited and submissions will be closed well before the session starts to provide time to prepare answers.