HELPING HANDS; A VIDEO GUIDE TO ACCOMMODATING DISABILITIES

CREATING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IS THE PRIMARY INTENT OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE HELPING HANDS VIDEO WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS ON HOW TO CREATE THESE OPPORTUNITIES. THIS THIRTY MINUTE VIDEO WILL BEGIN WITH A SUMMARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND THEN DEMONSTRATE HOW TO MODIFY THE WORK ENVIRONMENT PHYSICALLY TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING THE BARRIERS TO THE DISABLED. THE VIDEO WILL PORTRAY METHODS ACTUALLY IN USE AT A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES AND FOR A VARIETY OF DISABILLITIES. A WRITTEN PUBLICATION WILL ACCOMPANY THE VIDEO AND SUMMARIZE THESE METHODS, PROVIDE REFERENCES, AND INCLUDE A CHECKLIST FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF A COMPANY'S COMPLIANCE. BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUSINESSES WILL FIND THESE TOOLS USEFUL IN INTRODUCING THE ADA AND PROVIDING IDEAS ON IMPLEMENTATION THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE TIME CONSUMING OR EXPENSIVE TO RESEARCH. THE HELPING HANDS VIDEO WILL HELP MORE BUSINESSES UNDERSTAND HOW THEY HOW THEY CAN HELP OPEN THE DOOR TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.