Showing posts with label Dept. Of Social Services. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dept. Of Social Services. Show all posts

Monday, March 26, 2012

Reasonable Accommodation in the Workplace

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Often times, Federal hiring officials find it necessary to make a reasonable workplace accommodation for a person with a disability if it is requested and appropriate. Practical accommodations can apply to the duties of the job, and/or where and how job tasks are performed. Accommodations should make it easier for the employee to successfully perform the duties of their job. 

A couple of examples of reasonable accommodations may include providing interpreters, readers, or other personal assistants, modifying job duties, restructuring work sites, providing flexible work schedules or work sites, and providing accessible technology or other workplace adaptive equipment. 

You can request reasonable accommodations either orally or in writing. People who need accommodations are responsible for making their needs known to their bosses or to whomever it may concern. The supervisors and the individuals should explain the individual’s needs, and identify the appropriate reasonable accommodation required to meet those needs. 

ADA Lifestyles builds and designs work spaces exceeding ADA guidelines to provide service to the physically challenged working community. For more details, visit ADALifestyles.com.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Workshop in North Carolina For People With Disabilities.


 ADA LIFESTYLES
459 Saw Mill River Road, Ardsley NY 10502
914-231-6107 / ADALifestyles.com

If you are a person with disabilities and live in the North Carolina area, come to the Department of Social Services on Thursday, April 5th between 9:00am and 1:00pm for a free workshop, which will be offering advice on fair housing rights (fayobserver.com). 

People with disabilities, advocates, providers of housing and services for people with disabilities, and the general public are welcome to learn about basic fair housing protection, reasonable accommodations and modifications, and access and design issues (fayoberserver.com). Speakers from the Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina, SocialServe.com and a housing locator service will educate attendees on these issues in order for people with disabilities to represent themselves and their rights (fayobserver.com). 

The seminar is funded in part through a grant under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (fayobserver.com). 

For location and contact information on the free workshop, click here. 

ADA Lifestyles of New York, Inc. works to provide accessible products and services to the community with physical challenges. Visit adalifestyles.com to view all of our accessible accommodations, and write on our Facebook page here if you have any questions regarding our technology.