Small Business Series: The Low Cost and High Impact of Accommodating Employees
Learn how small businesses can improve job success for employees with disabilities through low- or no-cost, high-impact accommodations.
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Description
Every business wants to ensure its employees have what they need to perform at their best. For some applicants and employees with disabilities, accommodations can help to support job success. Accommodations are often easier to provide and cost less than employers think – in fact, 56% are no cost, and most have a typical cost of $300! Research shows that accommodations are low in cost and positively impact the workplace in many ways. Join EARN and the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) to learn more about the costs and benefits of accommodations in small businesses.
In this webinar, Tracie DeFreitas, JAN’s Director of Training, Services, and Outreach, will discuss the high impact and low cost of accommodations. Joining Tracie will be a small business representative with experience accommodating employees.
Participants will learn about:
- The process of accommodating employees in a small business environment.
- Resources that can help small businesses provide workplace accommodations.
- Examples of low- or no-cost, high-impact accommodations.
- Accommodation success stories and lessons learned from small businesses.
The panelists include:
- Tracie DeFrietas, Program Leader, Director of Training and Outreach, Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
- Neena Anderson, Sr. Contract Manager, Diversity Manager, Battaglia Associates, Inc. (BAI)
Date
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
2-3:15 p.m. ET
Research shows that accommodations are low in cost and positively impact the workplace in many ways.
Webinar Materials
- Panelist Biographies (PDF)
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
Panelist Resources
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
- Costs and Benefits of Accommodation: Low Cost, High Impact Report
- Information By Role: For Employers
- Accommodation and Compliance Series:
- Why Communication is Key to the Accommodation Process
Battaglia Associates, Inc. (BAI)
EARN Resources
- Small Business Toolkit
- Ensure Productivity: Reasonable Accommodations
- Accommodations and Retention
- Creating a Disability-Inclusive Workplace: The Role of Accommodations (Learning Guide)