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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM 2021). This year’s theme “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion” focuses on the importance of ensuring employment participation of people with disabilities in America’s national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. JAN has played a critical role in this effort. For NDEAM 2021, we interviewed Associate Director Anne Hirsh to get her perspective on JAN’s ongoing mission supporting inclusive employment opportunities for people with disabilities, including JAN’s role negotiating challenges during the pandemic.
How long have you worked at JAN?
I started with JAN as a Consultant in June of 1988, a few years before the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) went into effect. Before that, I was a Graduate Assistant at JAN while working on my master’s in vocational rehabilitation and vocational evaluation. I have been at this for a while!
What was the biggest initial change the ADA made in the work you do?
The biggest initial change was the volume of phone calls and as a result, the volume of things we were printing and [...]