Empowering Employers to Build
an Inclusive Workforce
Conference Schedule
[Schedule is subject to change.]
Sunday, September 25
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Exhibitor
Setup. Prefunction Area.
Monday, September 26
6:30 a.m. – 8:00
a.m. Exhibitor Setup. Prefunction Area.
7:30
a.m. – 8:30
a.m. Continental Breakfast. Prefunction Area.
7:30
a.m.
Registration Opens. Prefunction Area.
8:30
a.m. – 9:00
a.m. Welcome. Ballroom.
W.
Roy Grizzard, Assistant
Secretary for Disability Employment Policy, Office of
Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
9:00
a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Opening General Session. Ballroom.
Michael
J. Lotito, Esq., Partner, Jackson Lewis, LLC
10:00
a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Exhibits Open. Prefunction Area.
10:15 a.m. – 11:45
a.m. Concurrent Sessions
- When I'm 64. . . Employing and Accommodating America's
Aging Workforce. Oak.
Tracie D. Saab, M.S., Job Accommodation Network
When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now...will you
employ me, will you accommodate me, when I'm 64? The U.S. has one
of the highest labor force participation rates for persons aged 65
and older (AARP). Job modifications and technology used to accommodate
people with disabilities can improve the work lives of the aging
labor force. This session will focus on accommodation ideas for aging
workers who have hearing, vision, mobility, or cognitive impairments.
Handout: PDF,
Text
- Employer Resources: Best Practices for
Incorporating People with Disabilities into the Workforce. Laurel.
Katherine McCary,
President, US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) and Vice President,
Human Resources, SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Michelle Maybaum,
Employee Relations Manager, QUALCOMM Incorporated and USBLN
Vice President
Studies show that many pro-active employers who are actively seeking
employees with disabilities are either unaware of the resources available
to assist them, or find that there are many resources but these resources
do not offer a clear business message to take to senior managers.
The Business Leadership Network (BLN) organization was created “by
employers for employers” and is the one resource that can provide
clear business language and a link to business resources and best
practices. This session will provide information on the USBLN, its
chapters, and best practices from employers across the U.S. that
have resulted in successful inclusion of people with disabilities
in the workforce.
Handout: PDF, Text
- Legal Update: Employer Pitfalls and Best Practices. Sycamore.
Jeanne Goldberg,
J.D., Senior Attorney Advisor, ADA Policy Division, Office of Legal
Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
This session will use recent court decisions to illustrate some
of the most common legal mistakes employers make when processing reasonable accommodation requests and the best practices that will help you
avoid these pitfalls.
Handouts:
12:00 p.m. – 1:30
p.m. Luncheon. Ballroom.
Gary
Karp, Author and Trainer.
1:30
p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
- Understanding and Accommodating Cognitive
Limitations. Oak.
Anne Hirsh,
M.S., Job Accommodation Network
Participants will learn about various cognitive limitations and
the conditions that may cause them. Unique and effective accommodation
options will be explored, including a plan to monitor for continued
success.
Handouts: PDF, Text
- The Role of ADA in Corporate Culture: What
benefit can disability diversity play? Laurel.
Erica C. Jones, MPH, Principal Investigator/Director Pacific ADA & IT
Center (Pacific DBTAC)
Valerie McCann
Woodson, Human Resources, Public Health Institute
Linda Watkins,
Workability Consultant, Wells Fargo Bank
This panel will include employers
who will share their methods and experience with the incorporation
of persons with disabilities in
their diversity program and hiring strategies. Learn how the Americans
with Disabilities Act can benefit your organization and the basic
concepts to follow. We will address benefits that employers have
realized by including workers with disabilities in their workforce.
The panelists will offer practical advice to other employers seeking
to make the business case to include disability in their organizations’ diversity
programs.
Handouts: PDF, Text
- Workers’ Comp/FMLA/ADA: An Analytical Solution. Sycamore.
Michael J. Lotito, Esq., Partner, Jackson Lewis, LLC
A Workers’ Comp claim may or may not be an FMLA claim. An
FMLA claim may or may not be a Workers’ Comp claim. A Workers’ Comp
claim, regardless of whether it is or is not an FMLA claim, may or
may not be an ADA claim. An ADA claim may or may not be a Workers’ Comp
or FMLA claim. Are you confused? You should be. Michael Lotito will
discuss the intricacies of the various employment laws which impact
employers and employees with disabilities.
Handouts:
2:45 p.m. – 3:45
p.m. Concurrent Sessions
- Integrating Ergonomics into Your Disability
Management Program. Oak.
John Greer, M.S., Job Accommodation Network
Beth Loy, Ph.D., Job Accommodation Network
The presenters will give
an overview of how to integrate ergonomics into a disability management
program, including steps to an inclusive
process and available assistive technologies. The focus will be on
prevention of injuries, including secondary injuries, and accommodations
for individuals with industrial injuries, long-term disabilities,
and temporary impairments.
- EARN Works: Recruiting and Hiring People
with Disabilities Made Simple. Laurel.
Jane Rath, Principal,
Cherry Engineering Support Services, Inc.
Britta Stromeyer,
Special Projects & Internal Communications
Manager for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
During this session you will learn about the business case
for hiring people with disabilities, how to integrate recruiting
strategies into your workplace, and tools and resources available
to assist you in your recruiting and hiring strategies. You
will also hear the employer perspective from those who have already
used these tactics to meet their staffing needs.
Handout: PDF, Text
- Adopting Reasonable Accommodation Procedures: A Practical
Workshop. Sycamore.
Jeanne Goldberg,
J.D., Senior Attorney Advisor, ADA Policy Division,
Office of Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Increasingly, employers are adopting step-by-step written procedures
as a guide for managers in responding to requests for reasonable accommodation. This session will offer employers many nuts-and-bolts ideas on how to draft and implement internal procedures for the reasonable accommodation process. We will look at possible features
to include, mistakes to avoid, and best practices for implementing the procedures after they have been written.
Handout: PDF, Text.
4:00 p.m. – 5:00
p.m. Concurrent Sessions
- Play Jeopardy! And Learn about Accommodations
with the JAN Motor Team. Ballroom.
Beth Loy, Ph.D., Job Accommodation Network
John Greer, M.S., Job Accommodation Network
Linda Batiste, J.D., Job Accommodation Network
Guest appearance by Kendra
Duckworth, M.S., Job Accommodation Network
Join
the JAN Motor Team for an interactive game of Accommodation Jeopardy.
The Team will share their unique experiences in providing
accommodation ideas for individuals with motor impairments (e.g.,
paraplegia, cancer, heart conditions, hernia, carpal tunnel syndrome,
back conditions). Come with your questions and the Motor Team will
be on hand with answers!
- Beyond Accommodation Policy: Practice is
Everything. Laurel.
Anne Hirsh, M.S.,
Job Accommodation Network
Lou Orslene,
MSW, MPIA. Job Accommodation Network
Participants will learn
how to integrate their job accommodation process into company policy
and procedures. Issues pertaining to
who makes accommodation decisions, how they are funded, and training
supervisors/HR personnel to effectively communicate accommodation
issues with employees will be explored.
Handouts:
- Beyond Accommodation: PDF, Text
- JAN Preliminary Employer Survey: PDF, Text
- Employer Responsibilities under the ADA.
Part 1: Focus on the Pre-employment Process. Sycamore.
Mandy J. Gamble, M.S., M.B.A.,
Job Accommodation Network
This session is the first half of a two-part series
regarding employers’ responsibilities
under the ADA. Discussion will focus on non-discrimination and
accommodation considerations in the recruitment, application, interview, pre-employment
testing, and post-offer stages of employment. Ms. Gamble will discuss
the fundamental aspects of the ADA and answer questions about disclosure,
making disability-related medical inquiries, and accessibility.
Tips
and techniques about communicating with people with disabilities
will also be shared.
Handout: PDF, Text
5:30 p.m. – 7:30
p.m. Networking Exhibitor Reception. Prefunction Area.
Tuesday, September 27
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental
Breakfast. Prefunction Area.
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Welcome. Ballroom.
Dinah
Cohen, Director, Computer/Electronic
Accommodations Program (CAP)
Handout: PDF, Text
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibits
Open. Prefunction Area.
9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Concurrent
Sessions
- How to Handle Psychiatric Disabilities
in the Workplace: Balancing Issues of Behavior, Direct Threat,
and Reasonable Accommodation. Oak.
Kendra Duckworth, M.S., Job Accommodation Network
This session will
focus on enforcing standards of behavior and conduct and accommodating
employees with psychiatric disabilities in the
workplace. Attendees will learn about common psychiatric disabilities
and how to accommodate an employee who has performance and behavior
problems including issues of direct threat. Active participation
and discussion will be encouraged.
Handout: PDF, Text
- Time Off For Space Aliens?? Contending with the Law,
HR Policies and Common Sense in Accommodation Processes. Laurel.
Robin Nagel, Disability Management Consultant,
IPM Medical Group
Kathryn Florek, Disability Manager, Sutter VNA & Hospice
This workshop will build on the foundations of disability law and
employer policies addressed in other conference sessions and will
emphasize practical problem-solving. The presenters will provide
a handful of real life case studies, and will compare and contrast
these realities with hypothetical ideal practices that could be delivered
by the medical provider, the employer and (as applicable), the claims
adjuster in each situation.
Handout: PDF, Text
- Employer Responsibilities under the ADA.
Part 2: Reasonable Accommodation Process. Sycamore.
Tracie D. Saab, M.S., Job Accommodation Network
This session is the
second half of a two-part series regarding employers’ responsibilities
under the ADA. Courts and the EEOC agree that under the ADA an interactive
process is necessary once it becomes known to the employer that an
accommodation is needed, but how can employers initiate the interactive
process, determine ADA eligibility, and ultimately implement accommodations
for qualified individuals with disabilities? This interactive session
will offer a practical 5 step reasonable accommodation process and
will also review some of the more difficult and obscure aspects of
reasonable accommodation.
Handouts:
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
- Building Your Accommodation Toolbox. Oak.
Mandy J. Gamble, M.S., M.B.A., Job Accommodation Network
Carmen Fullmer, M.S., Job Accommodation Network
This interactive session will offer resources to employers interested
in building an inclusive workforce. Explore JAN's Web site and
learn about job accommodation solutions across disabilities and
industries. A handout will be provided for creation of your own
accommodation toolbox!
Handout: PDF, Text
- Disability Etiquette in the Workplace. Laurel.
Patrick Going, MBA, Director, Rocky Mountain ADA & IT
Center
Jana Copeland, MNM, Training Coordinator- Rocky Mountain ADA & IT
Center
With one in five Americans having a disability, the likelihood of
working with someone with a disability is fairly high. Come learn
some common sense strategies for effectively interacting with coworkers,
customers, and clients with disabilities. Special attention is paid
to the business necessity for effective interaction, regardless of
disability. This session includes interactive activities, simulation
exercises, and quizzes.
Handout: PDF, Text
- ADA and Substance Abuse in the Workplace. Sycamore.
Linda Carter
Batiste, J.D., Job Accommodation Network
Beth Loy, Ph.D., Job Accommodation Network
In this session, JAN consultants will provide information about
the ADA and substance abuse, focusing on accommodation situations
that involve: illegal drug use, addiction to prescription medication,
medical marijuana use, alcoholism, and alcohol use during work
hours. The consultants will simulate actual calls they have received
at JAN and provide time for Q&A and discussion after each simulation.
This will give a look inside the real world of a JAN Consultant's
day.
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon. Ballroom.
W. Roy Grizzard, Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy,
Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Concurrent
Sessions
- Accommodating Service Members and Veterans
with Disabilities in the Workplace.
Oak.
Carmen Fullmer,
M.S., Job Accommodation Network
Kendra Duckworth,
M.S., Job Accommodation Network
This session will focus on accommodation ideas and resources for
service members and veterans with Cognitive, Sensory and/ or Motor
impairments.
Handout: PDF, Text
- Understanding Disability Management. Laurel.
Dinah Cohen, M.S., Director, Computer/Electronic Accommodations
Program
The presenter will review requirements and best practices
regarding the employment of people with disabilities throughout
their employment
life cycle, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, and retention.
The session will also address accommodations to support employees
with disabilities and wounded service members.
Handout: PDF, Text
-
FEHA, Workers' Compensation, and the ADA: Finding a Way to Untangle
the
Web. Sycamore.
Annmarie
Billotti, Staff Counsel,
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (Oakland)
This presentation will provide an
overview of the interrelationship among the California Fair Employment
and Housing Act, California's
workers' compensation laws, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The speaker will also address how the Department of Fair Employment
and
Housing enforces the disability provisions of the FEHA and processes
complaints.
Handout: PDF, Text
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Concurrent
Sessions
- Accommodate This! Accommodation Open Forum. Ballroom.
JAN Consultants
An opportunity for attendees to present their accommodation
questions to JAN Consultants and talk with other employers about
their accommodation
experiences.
- Workplace Personal Assistance Services: Where
we are now and where we are going? Laurel.
Susan Stoddard, Ph.D., InfoUse, Center for Personal Assistance
Services
Lewis Kraus, MCP, InfoUse, Center for Personal Assistance Services
In this session, we discuss emerging trends regarding provision
of personal assistance services on the job. Drawing on research
conducted by InfoUse and JAN as part of the Center on Personal
Assistance Services, and from current employer experience, we
will 1) identify barriers and opportunities for workplace PAS
2) describe current legislative and policy changes affecting
workplace PAS 3) present results from focus groups and surveys
of employers, consumers and rehabilitation providers and from
current employer experience and 4) describe some successful practices
in the provision of workplace PAS. This is an interactive session,
with opportunity for exchange of experiences and for questions.
Handout: PDF, Text
- Accommodation Outside the Box. Sycamore.
Douglas E. Dexter, Esq., Farella Braun & Martel, LLP
Employers
may be obligated to provide accommodations that do not result in
the employee performing the essential functions of their
original job. Such accommodation may include leaves of absence or
transfers to open positions. This session will discuss the circumstances
and degree of such obligations.
Handout: PDF, Text
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closing Session. Ballroom.
Paul
Steven Miller, Professor of Law, University of Washington School
of Law.
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. CEUs Issued
at Registration Desk. Prefunction Area.
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