Seven Steps to Reasonable Accommodation

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“Seven Steps To Reasonable Accommodation” is a suggested process designed to help human resource and employer representatives address the interactive and individualized assessment requirements of the American's with Disabilities Act(ADA). The presentation will cover the following critical areas of the accommodation process:(1)importance of posting notification; (2)information needed to process a request;(3)the definition of disability and confidential records keeping; (4)analyzing the job or situation involved; (5) consulting the individual with disability to identify disability related employment barriers; (6)identifying reasonable accommodations to enable job performance; (7)considering the individuals preference and testing accommodations for feasibility.   

About the Presenter:

John Evans is the statewide Employer Relations Manager for Dept. of Social Health Services - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. A life long resident of Washington, John graduated from Seattle University in Public Administration and Human Resource Development. John has 26 years of public service with the State of Washington where he has held positions as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Business Relations Specialist, Reasonable Accommodation Specialist and statewide ADA Program Manager with the Department of Personnel. As a State of Washington expert in the hiring and retention of persons with disabilities in the work place, he has provided technical assistance to public/private employers hundreds of times, and has delivered over 800 training sessions to more than 15,000 employer representatives locally and nationally.   


Time: 7:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Where: Silverdale Beach Hotel         Cost: $20 Members/ $30 non-   
           3073 NW Bucklin Hill Road            members
      Silverdale, WA 98383

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