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Job Accommodation Network
(JAN) seminar

Job Accommodation Network (JAN) "Creating Inclusion"
- Coming to Sacramento in January -

The California Department of Rehabilitation's Disability Access Section is among several State departments and private employers sponsoring a free two-day JAN seminar in January at the California State University, Sacramento. The title for this year's seminar is "Creating Inclusion".

- Details: -

JAN's "Creating Inclusion"
January 9 - 10, 2007
8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (4:30 P.M. on the 9th)
California State University, Sacramento, University Union
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819

- Event Program Includes: -

January 9, 2007
-- Welcome and Opening Remarks by Michael Paravagna and Matilda Aidam
-- "A Day in the Life of Richard" video and discussion by Richard Devylder, Department of Rehabilitation
-- Issues of Health and Safety by John Greer, Job Accommodation Network
-- California Comprehensive Strategy & the One Stop Career Center by Brian Connors, Daniel Gounder, Jerita Porter-Wallace, California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
-- Returning Employees with Disabilities to Work Following Leave: Employer Responsibilities by Janie Hickok Siess, Department of Fair Employment and Housing
-- Emerging Issues in the Selection Process by Trans Access - Mountain View
-- Accommodation Process Question & Answer Panel by John Greer, Kendra Duckworth, Matilda Aidam, Michael Paravagna, and Janie Hickok Siess

January 10, 2007
-- Welcome Back by Michael Paravagna and Matilda Aidam
-- Legal Update by Paul R. Ramsey, Chief Counsel, Department of Fair Employment and Housing
-- Building your Accommodation Tool Box by John Greer and Kendra Duckworth, Job Accommodation Network
-- Practical Approach to Reasonable Accommodations for Persons with Mental/Psychiatric Disabilities by Kendra Duckworth, Job Accommodation Network
-- Employers Panel - Various Employers Invited

Seminar Agenda in Rich Text Format (RTF)

Additional Information About The Seminar:

FREE ADMISSION NO PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

The Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, is a national leading organization designed to help increase employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. Service providers and employers are invited to attend this educational and informative event.

Auxiliary aids and services are available for persons with disabilities upon request. To request a reasonable accommodation in order to attend and/or participate in this event, please contact Dianne Russell, Disability Access Section, at (916) 263-8732 Voice, (916) 263-8672 TTY, (916) 263-8671 FAX, or drussell@dor.ca.gov before December 22, 2006. Captioning services and ASL Interpreters will be available on site from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (4:30 P.M. on the 9th).

Resources For Participants:
The following sites are external to the California Department of Rehabilitation, which accepts no responsibility for their content or accessibility.

Seminar participants are encouraged to review, print, and/or download the following documents from The Job Accommodation Network Website (www.jan.wvu.edu) prior to the seminar.

- Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Psychiatric Impairments -

- The Job Accommodation Process -

- Ergonomics In The Workplace: A Resource Guide -

- Workplace Accommodations: Low Cost, High Impact (PDF Format) -