Advances in cancer treatment in recent years have extended and enhanced the lives of millions of cancer survivors [1]. As pointed out in many of the earlier chapters in this book, the epidemiology indicates that cancer survivors are living longer and working longer than ever before. Returning to work and pursing one’s career development has been identified as a critical part of enhancing the cancer survivorship experience [2].
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Preparation of this chapter was supported through the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Coordination, Outreach and Research Center for the National Network of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Resource Centers, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education (PR# H133A060087) and Southern University’s Rehabilitation Research Institute for Underrepresented Populations, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education (PR#H133A031705).
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Appendix: Resources for Job Accommodation Ideas and Technical Assistance
Appendix: Resources for Job Accommodation Ideas and Technical Assistance
With the passage of the ADA, the federal government has provided funding to many entities to provide technical assistance and consultations to employers, rehabilitation and healthcare professionals, and persons with disabilities regarding the ADA and accommodations of people with disabilities in the workplace, including cancer survivors. The following is a list of selected technical assistance resources for reasonable accommodations:
Job Accommodation Network (JAN). It is a free service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, developed to employers with appropriate accommodations for employees under ADA.
800-526-7234 (V)
877-781-9403 (TTY)
DBTAC National Network of ADA Centers. It is a free service funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education to provide employers and people with disabilities with technical assistance related to the ADA.
(800) 949-4232 V/TTY
Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
DBTAC – New England ADA Center
Adaptive Environments Center, Inc.
180-200 Portland Street, First floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Phone: (617) 695-1225 (V/TTY)
Fax: (617) 482-8099
E-mail: adainfo@newenglandada.org
Web site: http://adaptiveenvironments.org/neada/site/home
Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
DBTAC – Northeast ADA Center
Cornell University
201 ILR Extension
Ithaca, New York 14853-3901
Phone: (607) 255-8660
Phone: (607) 255-6686 (TTY)
Fax: (607) 255-2763
E-mail: dbtacnortheast@cornell.edu
Web site: www.dbtacnortheast.org
Region 3 (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
DBTAC – Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
TransCen, Inc.
451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 700
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Phone: (301) 217-0124 (V/TTY)
Fax: (301) 217-0754
E-mail: adainfo@transcen.org
Web site: www.adainfo.org
Region 4 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
DBTAC – Southeast ADA Center
Project of the Burton Blatt Institute – Syracuse University
1419 Mayson Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30324
Phone: (404) 541-9001 (V/TTY)
Fax: (404) 541-9002
E-mail: sedbtacproject@law.syr.edu
Web site: www.sedbtac.org
Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)
DBTAC – Great Lakes ADA Center
University of Illinois/Chicago
Department on Disability and Human Development
1640 West Roosevelt Road, Room 405
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Phone: (312) 413-1407 (V/TTY)
Fax: (312) 413-1856
E-mail: gldbtac@uic.edu
Web site: www.adagreatlakes.org
Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
DBTAC – Southwest ADA Center
Independent Living Research Utilization
2323 South Shepherd Boulevard, Suite 1000
Houston, Texas 77019
Phone: (713) 520-0232 (V/TTY)
Fax: (713) 520-5785
E-mail: dlrp@ilru.org
Web site: www.dlrp.org
Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska)
DBTAC – Great Plains ADA Center
University of Missouri/Columbia
100 Corporate Lake Drive
Columbia, Missouri 65203
Phone: (573) 882-3600 (V/TTY)
Fax: (573) 884-4925
E-mail: ada@missouri.edu
Web site: www.adaproject.org
Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
DBTAC – Rocky Mountain ADA Center
Meeting the Challenge, Inc.
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907
Phone: (719) 444-0268 (V/TTY)
Fax: (719) 444-0269
E-mail: technicalassistance@mtc-inc.com
Web site: www.adainformation.org
Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Basin)
DBTAC – Pacific ADA Center
555 12th Street, Suite 1030
Oakland, California 94607-4046
Phone: (510) 285-5600 (V/TTY)
Fax: (510) 285-5614
E-mail: adatech@adapacific.org
Web site: www.adapacific.org
Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
DBTAC – Northwest ADA Center
Western Washington University
6912 220th Street SW, #105
Mountlake Terrace, Washington 98043
Phone: (425) 248-2480 (V)
Fax: (425) 771-7438
E-mail: dbtacnw@wwu.edu
Web site: www.dbtacnorthwest.org
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Chan, F., da Silva, E., Copeland, J., Jones, R., Fraser, R.T. (2009). Workplace Accommodations. In: Work and Cancer Survivors. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72041-8_11
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