The National Business & Disability Council (NBDC) is pleased to make available to its corporate partners the following technical assistance.
Technical Assistance Guide on Accessible Technology for People with Disabilities
This technical assistance guide provides useful information about the types of accessible technology used in the workplace, as well as how it contributes to effective productivity in the workplace for people with disabilities. The use of accessible technology in the workplace ensures a diverse workforce and helps streamline Human Resource (“HR”) policies to address the employment needs and abilities of all employees. It also provides useful strategies, resources and tools.
Technical Assistance Guide on Accessible E-Recruiting for People with Disabilities
This technical assistance guide provides useful information about the employment of people with disabilities, via electronic recruitment strategies, as well as any potential legal ramifications. Technology is driving today’s talent acquisition, and increasingly the online strategy is attempting to leverage social media, which is often inaccessible. It also provides useful strategies, resources and tools.
Technical Assistance Guide on Making Employee Wellness Programs Accessible Under the ADA & ACA
The technical assistance guide provides useful information about employee wellness programs, as well as pending changes on how they are regulated by the federal government. The technical assistance guide provides relevant facts and materials pertaining to employee wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Affordable Care Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It also provides useful strategies, resources and tools.
Technical Assistance Guide on Sensitivity Symptoms in the Workplace for People with Disabilities
The technical assistance guide provides useful information about allergies, asthma, fragrances, and scents that affect people with disabilities, related workplace accommodation practices, as well as any potential legal ramifications.
Technical Assistance Guide on Service Animals in the Workplace
The technical assistance guide provides useful information on how service animals assist individuals with disabilities in the workplace, as well as delivers practical solutions for addressing concerns on behalf of employers. It provides basic information about service animals, as well as other relevant facts and materials pertaining to individuals with disabilities using service animals in the workplace. It also dissects the difference between service animals, protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and emotional support animals. Whereas some federal laws provide added protections for emotional support animals – such as the Air Carrier Access Act and Fair Housing Act – not all of those protections carry over into the workplace.
Technical Assistance Guide on Telecommuting in the Workplace
The technical assistance guide provides basic information about telecommuting, as well as other relevant facts and materials pertaining to telecommuting as a reasonable accommodation in the workplace. It also provides useful strategies, resources and tools.
Technical Assistance Guide on Wearable Technology for People with Disabilities
The technical assistance guide provides useful information about wearable technology, and its potential impact on the lives of people with disabilities. Wearable technology is not a new idea; for example, people have been wearing hearing aids for decades. Technological advancement in the use of sensors, cameras and algorithms are facilitating more capable and useful wearables in all aspects of everyday life, including the workplace.
