Free Webinar Recording: From Discounting Disabilities to Accepting Differences

Jessica Mayer hosted a webinar asking if treating people in the workplace with disabilities “just like their non-disabled counterparts” is really appropriate.  Hear what she has to say.

Jessica is the Founder and President of JBAccess, Inc. and has worked in the disability field for over 20 years. Since founding JBAccess, Inc. in 1993, she has been consulting and leading workshops on disability issues, working with companies like JP Morgan Chase, UBS Investment Bank, Shell Oil, and The Episcopal Church Center.

She offered this list of resources for people who want to learn more:

• United Spinal Association: www.unitedspinal.org
• Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD): www.ahead.org
• League for the hard of Hearing: www.lhh.org
• National Organization on Disability: www.nod.org
• The Lighthouse International: www.lighthouse.org
• National Council on Disability: www.ncd.org
• Cornell University ILR Employment and Disability Institute: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi
• Office of Disability Employment Policy: www.dol.gov/odep
• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA): www.resna.org
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN): www.askjan.org
• Entry Point AAAS Project on Science, Technology and Disability: www.entrypoint.org
• Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities: www.cosdonline.org
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf: www.rid.org
• Burton Blatt Institute: www.bbi.syr.edu
• The National Council on Independent Living: www.nicl.org
• America Association for People with Disabilities: www.aapd.com
• United Cerebral Palsy: www.ucp.org
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society: www.msnyc.org