Kendra Duckworth, M.S.
Human Factors Consultant
Psychiatric Impairment Specialist
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
JAN Conference Hospitality Coordinator

Kendra Duckworth is a Human Factors Consultant and Psychiatric Impairment Specialist for the Job Accommodation Network (JAN). Ms. Duckworth has been a valued member of the JAN consultant staff since 1991. She specializes in providing accommodation information for individuals with psychiatric disabilities, cognitive and neurological impairments, burn injuries, among other impairments. Ms. Duckworth is a sought-after national speaker and trainer, particularly regarding job accommodations for people with psychiatric impairments and issues of balancing behavior and direct threat in the workplace.

Ms. Duckworth is a graduate of West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. For nearly twenty years, she has served the disability community, and provided consultation to employers, rehabilitation professionals, and people with disabilities about worksite accommodations, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Ms. Duckworth is credited with a number of documents related to her field of expertise, including an article published in the November 1999 issue of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation titled “Accommodating workers with traumatic brain injury: Issues related to TBI and ADA”, and JAN publications related to accommodations for Employees with Seasonal Affective Disorder, Disability and Disclosure, Stress in the Workplace, and Accommodating Service Members and Veterans with PTSD, among others.

Ms. Duckworth also serves as the JAN Conference Hospitality Coordinator.