JAN is a service of the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Disability Employment Policy. 1 Hiring People with Disabilities in the Federal Government JAN welcomes Jo Linda Johnson, J.D., Director, Training and Outreach Division, from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Veronica E. Villalobos, Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, from the Office of Personnel Management with JANs Principal Consultants Linda Carter Batiste, J.D., and Beth Loy, Ph.D.

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Best Practices Text descriptions Captions Page design Color Keyboard navigation Player controls Human language Accessible documents Website evaluation 6 Welcome to the Hiring Center Please read the following statement carefully: XXXXX offers reasonable accommodation in the employment process for individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance in the application or hiring process to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time. Please contact any member of management at your nearest XXXXX facility. XXXXX is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice.

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Example An individual with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome interviewed for a position with a local hospital. A comprehension test, which was designed to be taken via computer keyboard, was required for all applicants for the position. Because of limitations in typing, the individual could not effectively complete the computer- designed test. Federal Winter Webcast Series 9

Accommodation As an accommodation, the employer provided the test orally using a qualified reader. Federal Winter Webcast Series 10

Example An individual with mild intellectual disability was scheduled to interview for a mail room position. The individual was concerned with interviewing successfully and completing the necessary job training if offered the position. Federal Winter Webcast Series 11

ACCOMMODATION: A local vocational rehabilitation program provided a job coach to accompany the individual on the job interview. After successfully interviewing for the position, the employer accommodated the individual by allowing the job coach to assist the individual on-site during the initial job training phase. Federal Winter Webcast Series 12

Example An individual who was hard of hearing interviewed for a computer technician position. The individual benefited from amplification and wore a receiver designed to work with an assistive listening device (ALD). Federal Winter Webcast Series 13

ACCOMMODATION: The interviewers accommodated the individual throughout the interview process by talking into a microphone designed to work with the ALD. Federal Winter Webcast Series 14

Example An individual with a learning disability had difficulty concentrating on reading passages during testing situations. Federal Winter Webcast Series 15

ACCOMMODATION: As an accommodation, the individual was allowed extra time and a private office to take an application exam. Federal Winter Webcast Series 16

Example An individual who uses a wheelchair applied for a management position. The human resources office was on the second floor of a building with no elevator. Federal Winter Webcast Series 17

ACCOMMODATION: Because the office was inaccessible, the interviewers temporarily relocated to the first floor to interview the employee. The employer hired the individual and to make the office accessible a chair lift and other building modifications were made. Federal Winter Webcast Series 18

Example An individual with macular degeneration applied for a position as a receptionist. Federal Winter Webcast Series 19

ACCOMMODATION: The interviewer enlarged the application forms and increased their contrast reprinting with white text on a black background. To complete the application forms the individual was given a hand magnifier. Federal Winter Webcast Series 20

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