Tips from the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) for Hiring RD/RDNs with Disabilities

This webinar was presented live on April 23, 2020.

The purpose of this webinar is to encourage hiring individuals with disabilities into the profession of nutrition and dietetics. The Moderator (Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD, FAND) will include the Academy's Diversity and Inclusion Statement, statistics on diversity among the USA and Academy, and information about ethics, specifically autonomy. Two speakers from JAN will speak for the majority of the webinar to provide an overview on JAN, reasons to hire and retain individuals with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and examples of accommodations. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask their own questions. The webinar will include a Campaign for Disability Employment PSA which challenges misconceptions about employing people with disabilities and reinforce roles we all play to foster an inclusive workforce that benefits everyone. The webinar will be close-captioned.

Funded by an Academy Diversity Mini-Grant to the Research DPG

CPE Level: 2
CPEU: 1
Performance Indicators: 1.2.5, 3.2.1, 4.2.1

Learning Objectives

• State an ethical takeaway point concerning autonomy and RD/RDNs with disabilities.
• List two purposes of JAN.
• Describe two benefits that individuals with disabilities can uniquely provide to a business.

Speakers

Suzanne (Suzi) Baxter, PhD, RD, LD, FADA, FAND
Affiliate Research Professor
University of South Carolina

Matthew McCord, M.S., CRC
Senior Consultant, Motor Team
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

Brittany Lambert, M.S., CRC
Senior Consultant, Sensory Team
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

Moderator

Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD, FAND