Job Accommodation Network on ASD

by Dora Raymaker · 2009-04-14 16:00:00 UTC
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JAN logo--the word jan, all lower case, with an embossed 8 pointed star (two four pointed stars set at 90 degrees of each other) as the opening in the 'a' and streaking off the 'n' larger on the right. the words 'Job Accommodation Network' are at the bottomThe Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a project of the US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy. From JAN's "about" page,

JAN's mission is to facilitate the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing employers, employment providers, people with disabilities, their family members and other interested parties with information on job accommodations, entrepreneurship, and related subjects. JAN's efforts are in support of the employment, including self-employment and small business ownership, of people with disabilities. JAN represents the most comprehensive resource for job accommodations available.

JAN maintains a searchable database of accommodations (SOAR) , as well as a list of JAN materials by disability or topic. The later, by disability, includes two links, one for Aspergers and one for more general Autism Spectrum Disorders which includes essentially the same information as the Aspergers document.

I found the AS/ASD material kind of meh--not particularly innovative, creative, or inclusive. Accommodations in SOAR for specific areas such as cognitive related accommodations or products for cognitive or neurological accommodations were a bit more interesting and useful. In general, JAN was a disappointment with respect to ASD.

What would you put on a list of useful employment accommodations for people on the spectrum?

Dora Raymaker
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