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Special Needs App of the Day: Barefoot World Atlas
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Barefoot World Atlas

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...world with this interactive 3D globe for the...this interactive 3D globe for the...interactive 3D globe for the iPad....Atlas features a globe, and by moving...you can spin the globe. You can also...icons across the globe, and each one...also includes 3D rotations of objects...Flying around the globe Exploring continents,...from around the globe and finding out...
Confidentiality Violations: When Employers Disclose Disability Information Without Consent
Career > Discrimination

Confidentiality Violations: When Employers Disclose Disability Information Without Consent

By Oliver Smith
...stored separately from personnel files. This includes: Medical documentation submitted with accommodation requests Information disclosed during the interactive accommodation process Records from fitness-for-duty exams Details about the nature or severity of your disability The fact that you requested or...
Failure to Accommodate as Discrimination: When Denials Violate the ADA
Career > Discrimination

Failure to Accommodate as Discrimination: When Denials Violate the ADA

By Oliver Smith
...answer depends on whether your employer engaged in what the ADA calls the "interactive process" and whether they had a legitimate reason to deny the request....employer can't just say no and walk away. They're required to engage in an interactive process: a back-and-forth conversation to identify what accommodations...
Performance Improvement Plans for Employees with Disabilities: Rights and Risks
Career > Advancement

Performance Improvement Plans for Employees with Disabilities: Rights and Risks

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
...disability, your employer must engage in the interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations...is an ADA requirement, not a suggestion. The interactive process is a conversation between you and your...matters. Courts have found that skipping the interactive process before...
Service Animals in the Workplace: Employer Obligations and Employee Rights
Career > Accommodations

Service Animals in the Workplace: Employer Obligations and Employee Rights

By Liam Fitzgerald
...service animal, your employer must engage in what the EEOC calls the interactive process. That's a formal term for a two-way conversation about whether...alternatives might work if the original request can't be granted. The interactive process doesn't mean your employer gets to decide whether your disability...
When Your Employer Says Your Accommodation Is Too Expensive
Career > Accommodations

When Your Employer Says Your Accommodation Is Too Expensive

By Liam Fitzgerald
...Numbers Your Employer Must Show. When an employer claims an accommodation is too expensive, they're required to engage in what the ADA calls the interactive process. That means they have to show their work. Ask for documentation of the claimed...
The Interactive Process: What Happens After You Request a Workplace Accommodation
Career > Accommodations

The Interactive Process: What Happens After You Request a Workplace Accommodation

By Liam Fitzgerald
You've submitted your accommodation request. Now what? You're not in limbo. Under the ADA, your employer is required to engage in what's called the "interactive process": a good-faith dialogue between you and your employer to identify an effective accommodation. It's not adversarial by design. Most requests...
Writing a Medical Necessity Letter for Workplace Accommodations
Career > Accommodations

Writing a Medical Necessity Letter for Workplace Accommodations

By Liam Fitzgerald
...what's supposed to be a collaborative process. Here's what needs to be in the letter, what doesn't, and how to avoid common pitfalls that delay the interactive process. What Employers Can Legally Request. Under the ADA, employers can request documentation when an employee asks for a workplace accommodation...
Your Employer Denied Your Accommodation Request: Know Your Rights and Next Steps
Legal > Discrimination

Your Employer Denied Your Accommodation Request: Know Your Rights and Next Steps

By Gregory Simmons
...with you in what the law calls the "interactive process." That process doesn't end...discussion may itself be a violation. The Interactive Process Is a Legal Requirement,...dialogue with you. This is called the interactive process, and it's not optional for..."we don't do that here." What the interactive process looks like in practice:...
How to Request Workplace Accommodations: The Complete Process from Start to Finish
Career > Accommodations

How to Request Workplace Accommodations: The Complete Process from Start to Finish

By Liam Fitzgerald
...have to include a diagnosis in the request itself, and you don't need to know all the right terms. Starting the conversation is the first step. The Interactive Process. Once you make a request, the ADA requires both you and your employer to engage...
Ten Tips for Playdate Inclusion Among Kids of All Abilities
Social Engagement > Inclusion

Ten Tips for Playdate Inclusion Among Kids of All Abilities

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...observers. Play typically develops in a natural progression from individual play to parallel play (when children play next to each other), and finally to interactive/social reciprocal play. Many parents of children who are typically developing and those with special needs set up playdates to encourage the building...
12 Best Special Needs Apps of 2012-Special Education
Assistive Tech > Apps

12 Best Special Needs Apps of 2012-Special Education

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Hess, a.k.a The Developmental Doc. 1) "See, Touch, Learn Pro" by Brian Parade. The most important asset to this app is built-in flashcards with interactive features that can be customized by a speech therapist, teacher or parent. 2) "Pictello" by Assistiveware offers a fun way to create and share talking...

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