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<channel><title><![CDATA[Business Management Daily — FREE reports on business, management, leadership, career, communication, human resources, employment law, technology, sales and small business tax - Comments for article: Distracted or Disabled: When Does ADHD Count as a Protected &#039;Disability&#039;?]]></title><link>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>ehall@nibm.net</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:32:51 EST</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #1]]></title><link>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18785/1/Distracted-or-Disabled-When-Does-ADHD-Count-as-a-Protected-Disability/Page1.html#Comment1753</link><description><![CDATA[How should an employer respond when the need for specific accomodation changes?  For example, if an employee needs a certain accomdation to return to the workplace and several months later the "accomodation" changes, what should the employer do?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Jennifer at 12:02 pm, Thu 7th May 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Jennifer)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 May 2009 12:02:09 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18785/1/Distracted-or-Disabled-When-Does-ADHD-Count-as-a-Protected-Disability/Page1.html#Comment1753</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2]]></title><link>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18785/1/Distracted-or-Disabled-When-Does-ADHD-Count-as-a-Protected-Disability/Page1.html#Comment1754</link><description><![CDATA[Are there any guidelines as to what reasonable accommodations are for an employee with ADHD? Also if the job required the ability to focus on a number of tasks at once would a diagnosis of ADHD mean that the employee was protected from being fired because they could not effectively fulfill the job requirements? Thanks!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by John at 12:09 pm, Thu 7th May 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (John)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 May 2009 12:09:38 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18785/1/Distracted-or-Disabled-When-Does-ADHD-Count-as-a-Protected-Disability/Page1.html#Comment1754</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3]]></title><link>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18785/1/Distracted-or-Disabled-When-Does-ADHD-Count-as-a-Protected-Disability/Page1.html#Comment1755</link><description><![CDATA[John, The Job Accommodation Network provides a wealth of information on reasonable accommodations and does have guidelines relative to Attention Deficit Disorder (http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/adhd.html).  This is a great resource that I've used for years.  Good luck!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Dawn at 1:07 pm, Thu 7th May 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Dawn)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 May 2009 13:07:25 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18785/1/Distracted-or-Disabled-When-Does-ADHD-Count-as-a-Protected-Disability/Page1.html#Comment1755</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #4]]></title><link>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18785/1/Distracted-or-Disabled-When-Does-ADHD-Count-as-a-Protected-Disability/Page1.html#Comment1757</link><description><![CDATA[We make certain we research references thoroughly when we hire someone. If they have AD/HD or an undiagnosed attention problem, and we decide to hire them, we make certain the job given is appropriate, ie, something like programming -- where they can work on a variety of things at one time and still be highly productive, etc. 

A number of good attention training/cognitive programs exist for adults with attention problems. We've used Play Attention (www.playattention.com) with our staff with great success. 

Bottom line: check references, do a good interview, and if they are qualified, find the right place for them. Do expect someone to do something they are not wired to do.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by jglennon at 6:42 pm, Thu 7th May 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (jglennon)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 May 2009 18:42:25 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18785/1/Distracted-or-Disabled-When-Does-ADHD-Count-as-a-Protected-Disability/Page1.html#Comment1757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #5]]></title><link>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18785/1/Distracted-or-Disabled-When-Does-ADHD-Count-as-a-Protected-Disability/Page1.html#Comment1758</link><description><![CDATA[Sorry, DON'T expect someone to do something they are not wired to do.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by jglennon at 6:43 pm, Thu 7th May 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (jglennon)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 May 2009 18:43:49 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18785/1/Distracted-or-Disabled-When-Does-ADHD-Count-as-a-Protected-Disability/Page1.html#Comment1758</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #6]]></title><link>http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18785/1/Distracted-or-Disabled-When-Does-ADHD-Count-as-a-Protected-Disability/Page1.html#Comment2223</link><description><![CDATA[Reasonable accommodations: Under Title I of the ADA, employers must provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodations are changes to the work environment or the way things are usually done that allow an individual with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities. There are many reasonable accommodations that may be useful to people with psychiatric disabilities. Examples are restructuring job tasks, providing self-paced workloads and flexible hours, furnishing written job instructions, and allowing time off for professional counseling. An accommodation is not considered reasonable if it creates an undue hardship for the employer.

http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/sma00-3471/page8.asp<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by MarieB at 3:42 pm, Thu 9th Jul 2009)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (MarieB)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:42:11 EDT]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/articles/18785/1/Distracted-or-Disabled-When-Does-ADHD-Count-as-a-Protected-Disability/Page1.html#Comment2223</guid></item></channel></rss>