Leaflet: Job Accommodation Network Advertising

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Extent (Dublin Core)

2 Pages

File Name (Dublin Core)

s-leg_554_002_002

Title (Dublin Core)

Leaflet: Job Accommodation Network Advertising

Description (Dublin Core)

Leaflet advertising the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a service by the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.

Date (Dublin Core)

undated

Date Created (Dublin Core)

1993

Congress (Dublin Core)

103rd (1993-1995)

Topics (Dublin Core)

See all items with this value People with disabilities

See all items with this value People with disabilities--Employment

Policy Area (Curation)

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Creator (Dublin Core)

The President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities and the Job Accommodation Network of America, Inc.

Record Type (Dublin Core)

leaflet (printed work)

Names (Dublin Core)

See all items with this value Job Accommodation Network (U.S.)

See all items with this value United States. President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities

Location representation (Dublin Core)

West Virginia (state)

Rights (Dublin Core)

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Language (Dublin Core)

eng

Collection Finding Aid (Dublin Core)

https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=23&q=

Physical Location (Dublin Core)

Collection 003, Box 554, Folder 2

Institution (Dublin Core)

Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Archival Collection (Dublin Core)

Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996

Full Text (Extract Text)

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No Postage Necessary If Mailed in the United States

BUSINESS REPLY MAIL
FIRST CLASS PERMIT NO. 6, MORGANTOWN, WV

Postage Will Be Paid By Addressee

West Virginia University
Job Accommodation Network
809 Allen Hall
P.O. Box 6122
Morgantown, WV 26507-9984

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JAN-IN BRIEF

Cost to users? Only a commitment to share accommodation information with other users through the JAN network. The result: more job opportunities for individuals with disabilities and more people returning to work following an injury or illness.

1-800-JAN-7234 (526-7234)
U.S. outside West Virginia
Voice and TDD

1-800-JAN-INWV (526-4698)
inside West Virginia
Voice and TDD

1-800-JAN-CANA (526-2262)
throughout Canada
Voice and TDD

If you cannot use our 800 numbers, please call our commercial number at 304-293-7186

Users include AT&T, Bell Atlantic, E.I. DuPont, Edison Electric Institute, Exxon, Hewlett Packard, Liberty Mutual, Prudential, Reynolds Metals, Sears, 3M, Westinghouse, various educational faculties, public and private rehabilitation professionals, and others who want to spread the word about accommodations through JAN.

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[JAN is repeated as a decorative element]
The President's Committee On Employment Of People With Disabilities And The Job Accommodation Network Of America, Inc.
Invite You To Be Part Of The
JOB ACCOMMODATION NETWORK
An international information network and consulting resource for accommodating persons with disabilities in the workplace

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WHAT IS JAN?

JAN-Job Accommodation Network- is an international information network and consulting resource to enable qualified workers with disabilities to be hired or retained. It brings together information from many sources about practical ways of making accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities.

JAN enables employers to discuss accommodation solutions. Employers, rehabilitation professionals, and people with disabilities as network members share and benefit.

Placing the right person in the right job is always the goal of a good employer in any size organization. Successful placement saves employers time, money, and valuable personnel resources. It also enhances and completes the rehabilitation process for people with disabilities. In addition to expanding the pool of productive employees, the benefit/cost ratio can be particularly favorable when accommodation can lead to an injured employee returning to work.

JAN offers comprehensive information on methods and available equipment that have proven effective for a wide range of accommodations. These accommodations are usually not expensive.

As a service of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, JAN is available via a toll-free number (1-800-526-7234). Callers can discuss their concerns and information needs with JAN's Human Factors Consultants and get immediate suggestions on solutions to accommodation problems.

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HOW DOES JAN WORK?

When information is needed regarding employment of an individual with a disability, you call 1-800-526-7234. A Human Factors Consultant will be on the line to discuss your concerns. The computer then will be searched for information based on these facts: the functional requirements of the specific job, the functional limitation of the worker, environmental factors, and other pertinent information.

The consultant will provide you with information reflecting "close-to-matching" situations identified. Included will be names and addresses and phone numbers of appropriate resources. You can make personal contacts for additional insights. Information can be provided by phone or mail.

The cost? NO MONEY. Simply a commitment that you will provide information about accommodations you have made, or those you make after you begin using the system so they can be in the database and shared with others.

After you contact us, you will be sent an easy-to-complete input data form. You have probably already made some accommodations for physical or mental limitations. Among them may have been supplying useful devices, adjusting hours of work, adjusting work site equipment, whatever. The solutions you have developed or found practical can be made available to others.

JAN can assist employers in the use of available programs, such as the Job Training Partnership Act, Projects with Industry, Supported Employment, Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, and Barrier Removal incentives.

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Accommodation costs need not be high. For example, here are some accommodations described by one major insurance company:
• Providing a drafting table, page turner, and pressure-sensitive tape recorder for sales agent paralyzed from a broken neck ($300).
• Changing a desk layout from the right to a left side for a visually impaired data entry operator ($0).
• Renting a headset phone that allows an insurance agent with cerebral palsy to write while talking ($6.01 per month).
• Supplying a telephone amplifier for a computer programmer with a hearing impairment ($56).
• Enlarging toilet facilities and installing a hand rail for employees who use wheelchairs ($500).
• Removing turnstiles in the cafeteria and installing lighter weight doors-as part of a general renovation-and having the cafeteria deliver lunch to a payroll technician disabled from polio ($40 per month).
• Providing a special chair to alleviate back pain for a district sales agent affected by vertebra surgery ($400).

I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT JAN

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