Resources

All of the items on this page can help with developing more inclusive Accommodations for your team members.  Please feel free to check back often to find out new and innovative support solutions. If there is something you can’t find and you think we can help, please reach out to [email protected]

SHRM Foundatin What is a Disibility

SHRM Foundation: What is a Disability

This is a “one-sheet” piece of promo with the basic definition of Disability and the direction of how to see people with disabilities in the workforce.

Accommodation Ideas

Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Accommodation Ideas

JAN receives numerous accommodation questions related to individuals with mental health conditions working successfully, this document provides the basis for accommodation ideas.

Developing an Accessible Workplace

SHRM’s Developing and Accessible Workplace

This doc supplies links to information and resources for developing an accessible workplace and complying with the ADA.

How to Handle and Employees' Request for and ADA Accommodation, from the SHRM Website

How to Handle and Employees' Request for and ADA Accommodation, from the SHRM Website

This is the first and best resource that focuses on the various steps involved when handling a request for accommodation from a current employee against the requirements outlined in the ADA.

How to Talk About Your Mental Health with your Employer

How to Talk About Your Mental Health with your Employer

60% or employees have never spoken to anyone at work about their mental health status. This resource presents four strategies for disclosing your own mental health challenges at work.

EEOC Technical Assistance What You Should Know About Covid & ADA

EEOC Technical Assistance: What You Should Know About Covid & ADA

This is the complete EEOC Report which includes Technical Assistance Questions and Answers from Dec 14th, 2021.

survey resources

Accommodate in Place Survey Slides

This is the slide deck used to promote the survey and provide the larger context for the initiative and the current climate of work.

Survey Link

Survey Link

This is the imagery and web link for the WI SHRM and St. Norbert College Wisconsin Climate Survey.

Belonging Magnet Image

Belonging Magnet Image

This is the imagery which features the evolution in language from Diversity to Inclusion, then to Belonging.

Americans with Disabilities and Reasonable Accommodation in Employment

Americans with Disabilities and Reasonable Accommodation in Employment

This doc was produced by Bob Gregg, from Boardman & Clark Law Firm, and is devoted to disability and reasonable accommodation after a person in employed.

Caregiving in the United States 2020

Caregiving in the United States 2020

This is a doc from the AARP which contains a full report on Caregiving in the US and great support materials.

5 Common Mental Health Challenges in the Workplace

5 Common Mental Health Challenges in the Workplace

This is SHRM doc that helps to identify employees that are who are experiencing mental health challenges.

What are the 5 signs of Mental Illness

What are the 5 signs of Mental Illness

This doc has information on what to do when you suspect mental illness is present, it’s potential causes and risk factors.

Accommodate in Place Short Explanation

Accommodate in Place Short Explanation

This doc is the elevator pitch for the initiative.

Mental Health Discrimination and Protections at Work Parts 1 & 2

Mental Health Discrimination and Protections at Work: Parts 1 & 2

This two-part article addresses issues relating to individuals with mental health disabilities in the workplace and best practices for recruiting, hiring and retaining individuals with disabilities. It provides guidance on employing people with psychiatric disabilities and describes key legal requirements for employers, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Family and Medical Leave Act.