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JAN & Job Corps

JAN & Job Corps. Working Hand-In-Hand. Job Accommodation Network. A Service of the. US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy. Provides the Information You Need. Job Corps Staff. Employers. People with Disabilities. •Training •Hiring •Retention • Promotion.

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JAN & Job Corps

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  1. JAN & Job Corps Working Hand-In-Hand

  2. Job Accommodation Network A Service of the US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy

  3. Provides the Information You Need Job Corps Staff Employers People with Disabilities •Training •Hiring •Retention • Promotion

  4. is international; • is toll-free; • is on-line; and • is for everyone.

  5. Prompt Courteous Personal Confidential

  6. Team Focus Motor Cognitive Sensory

  7. Mental Retardation Developmental Disability Learning Disabilities Attention Deficit Disorder Sleep Disorders Epilepsy Mobility Limitations Visual Limitations Psychiatric Impairments Hearing Impairments Respiratory Impairments Others What Types of Disabilities Can You Call JAN For Information? ANY DISABILITY

  8. How Can JAN Help? • Can provide accommodation ideas for individual students in the classroom and on the job; • Can provide product information and vendors of that specific product; • Can provide information about the ADA, Rehabilitation Act; and • Can provide other resources that you might need.

  9. What Can’t JAN Do? Can’t diagnose a disability; Can’t determine if an applicant is appropriate for Job Corps; Can’t determine if an accommodation request is reasonable; and Can’t review student records.

  10. What Do You Need to Have Prior to Calling JAN? • Know the applicant’s limitations and abilities; • Know the requirements of the program(s) that the applicant is interested; • Know educational and psychological evaluation information that was collected; • Know other vocational programs that are available for the applicant if the one he/she is interested is not a good match; and • Read All available information on the applicant. Very Important!

  11. REMEMBER THAT JAN IS THERE TO HELP YOU!

  12. Job Accommodation Network A Service of US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy 800-526-7234 (V/TTY) 800-ADA-WORK (V/TTY) http://www.jan.wvu.edu Questions?

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