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QQQUESTION #5Is employing someone with adisability who needs an accommodationa “big deal”?QUESTION #6Can job accommodations helpme increase my pool of qualifiedapplicants?AManagers and supervisors fear that providingaccommodations to workers with disabilities may break thebudget and this fear has kept a lot of employers from hiringpeople with disabilities. However, employers who haveexperience in hiring and accommodating individuals withdisabilities have reported that it is not a “big deal”. Most ofthe time employers report that hiring and making accommodationshas been easy and very simple. The more informationand resources an employer can provide to it’s managersand hiring supervisors, the greater the opportunity to reducethe fear and uncertainty they may have about providingaccommodations.AWith labor shortages and fierce competition forattracting and retaining qualified workers, a knowledge ofjob accommodations can be key to tapping into the pool ofqualified employees with disabilities. Businesses who seethrough disabilities and perceived obstacles will understandthat people with disabilities bring skills and abilities to theworkplace and will move ahead of their competitors inrecruiting efforts.AVAILABLE RESOURCESJob Accommodation Network (JAN) providesanswers to questions such as:What does an employer need to know in order torecruit, retain, and advance employees with disabilities?How can the valuable expertise of an existing employeebe retained when an employee develops a disability?JAN consultants will provide focused, concise answers tothese and other questions that confront management. This isa no cost service for employers which gives practical toolsfor applying accommodation information and help to clarifycomplex ADA questions like “reasonable accommodation.”Contact: 1-800 526-7234http://www.jan.wvu.eduThis newsletter, “Tapping New Talent forBusiness Success” has been bundled ingroups of 25 and can be purchased for$9.95. If you are interested in receivingadditional newsletters please send yourrequest to the editor:VALERIE BROOKEVCU/RRTCP.O. BOX 842011, 1314 W. MAIN ST.RICHMOND, VA 23284-2011(804) 828-1851 VOICE(804) 828-2494 TTY(804) 828-2193 FAXor e-mailvbrooke@saturn.vcu.eduEDITORS: Valerie Brooke & Paul Wehman -- CONTRIBUTORS: J. Howard Green and Jennifer ToddMcDonough, VCU-RRTC, Kate Moore, Coordinator of Accommodations Unit, Bank of America, Joan A.Stapleton, & Millie DesBiens, Program Managers of Workforce Diversity Initiatives, IBMLAYOUT & DESIGN: Jeanne Roberts8VCU School of Education and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is an equal opportunity/affirmative actioninstitution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, ethnic origin, or disability. If specialaccommodations are needed, please contact Valerie Brooke at VOICE (804) 828-1851 or TTY (804) 828-2494. Funding for thisproduct is provided by grants (#H133B980036 and #H133N950015) from the National Institute on Disability and RehabilitationResearch (NIDRR) with the U.S. Department of Education.