Okay, this has not been tested in reality yet, but one could only think that there has got to be a better way to address this issue of using sand and woodchips as playground surfacing protection materials. The issue has been going round and round due to these materials being questioned as to their ADA [...]
Space is limited in California, so it is also a premium. And schools are always looking for ways to add space. One of those methods is adding lockers to hallways, corridors and other passageways. We often get the question – can we just install lockers in the hallways for our students? Well, the answer is [...]
Well, we see this a lot. What we don’t see much of is – compassion. Remember, you are dealing with human lives and not just checking off a task in your emergency checklist. First, many companies will simply write into their emergency plan to move disabled folks into a stairwell or elevator lobby and leave [...]
The Job Accommodation website by the Office of Disability Employment Policy http://www.jan.wvu.edu/
Once an employer is notified of permanent restrictions that appear to conflict with the essential functions of the employee’s job, they are required by state and federal law (as well as it covering the 1st step in VR as in looking at Alt / Mod) to hold an interactive process / accommodation meeting. At this [...]