Who Cares about NDEAM?

CorneliusNDEAM stands for National Disability Employment Awareness month. Held each October, NDEAM is a national campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. The theme for 2014 is Expect. Employ. Empower.
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How Accommodating Are You?

ClaudiaTips for Employers

What first comes to mind when you hear the word “accommodation”? Do you think of a hotel room or something related to travel? How about the automatic adjustment of the eye when viewing objects at varying distances? Under Title I of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), an employer with 15 or more employees is required to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. In this case, accommodation can be defined three ways: Continue reading “How Accommodating Are You?”