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Bank of AmericaBank of America understands that creating meaningful employment opportunities for people with disabilities ismore than a value, it means more than just bringing people to the door. The <strong>com</strong>pany’s success in providingemployment opportunities for people with disabilities is derived from a long-standing pledge to provide <strong>com</strong>prehensiveprograms that anticipate and respond to the needs of future and current associates with disabilities. Toensure an integrated approach to meeting the employment needs of people with disabilities, Bank of America hasestablished several programs over the years. A sample of these resources and programs are presented below.PROGRAMS ANDRESOURCESOutreach and Recruitment Activities: The bank’s staffing departmentworks closely with both national agencies and local <strong>com</strong>munity basedorganizations to provide people with disabilities equal access to the<strong>com</strong>pany’s many employment opportunities.Disability Resources Intranet Site: This web-based service is designed toserve as a corporate resource and clearinghouse for associates and/ormangers with disabilities with a web site that is designed to connect associateswith tools, resources, and programs that support employees throughouttheir career at the bank.Abilities Scholarship Program: The bank promotes greater educationalaccess for people with disabilities through this scholarship program by earmarkingup to $200,000 to provide students with disabilities educationalopportunities that will prepare them to be<strong>com</strong>e a successful part of theworkforce.Alternative Formats Program: Once a need for an alternative format isidentified, applicants and associates automatically receive <strong>com</strong>munications intheir preferred format to include: braille, large print, or electronic media.Most documents are stored in alternative formates to ensure immediateaccess to information.Disability Ac<strong>com</strong>modation Fund: Despite the fact that many ac<strong>com</strong>modationscost little or nothing this program was designed to ensure that hiringdecisions are solely focused on the <strong>com</strong>petencies of the applicant with allreasonable ac<strong>com</strong>modations provided through the fund.The following section provides detailed information on how Bank of Americautilizes an ac<strong>com</strong>modation case manager to ensure equal access to employmentand career advancement for their associates and managers.REASONABLEACCOMMODATIONSBank of America is more interested in what people can do than what they can’tdo. That’s why they base all of their employment decisions on capabilities ratherthan disabilities. The Bank recognizes that people with disabilities may requirereasonable ac<strong>com</strong>modations to have access to employment opportunities, to besuccessful in performing their jobs, and to be able to fully participate in bankactivities and programs.To assist recruiters and managers to stay focused on the capabilities of individualsand to ensure those who need ac<strong>com</strong>modations receive them, they have establisheda first-class ac<strong>com</strong>modations program. By calling a single telephonenumber an individual can request <strong>com</strong>prehensive disability case management,including ac<strong>com</strong>modations consultation, identification, and implementation, froman ac<strong>com</strong>modations specialist.4 ©2002, VCU-RRTC on Workplace Supports -- Permission to Reproduce -- Additional Copies: 25/$9.95