print this pageThe Job Accommodation Network
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a service of the US Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. JAN is an international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with functional limitations.
Anyone may contact JAN for information. Calls are answered by consultants who understand the functional limitations associated with disabilities and who have instant access to the most comprehensive and up-to-date information about accommodation methods, devices and strategies. JAN preserves the confidentiality of communication between caller and consultant.
The mission of JAN is to assist in the hiring, retraining, retention or advancement of persons with disabilities by providing accommodation information.
JAN's work helps:
- Employers
- hire, retain, and promote qualified employees with disabilities;
- reduce worker's compensation and other insurance costs;
- address issues pertaining to accessibility;
- provide accommodation options and practical solutions;
- Rehabilitation Professionals
- facilitate placement of clients through accommodation assistance;
- find local resources for workplace assessment;
- discover resources for device fabrication and modification;
- Persons with Disabilities
- acquire accommodation information;
- discover other organizations, support groups, government agencies, and placement agencies.
Contact JAN
By Telephone (Voice/TDD)
- Accommodation Information:
- United States
- 1-800-526-7234
- ADA Information
- 1-800-ADA-WORK (in the U.S.)
- (1-800-232-9675)
- FAX
- FAX: (304) 293-5407
Calls are answered from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time Monday through Thursday, and on Fridays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Machines answer after-hours calls.
By Electronic Mail
Send your question by e-mail to jan@jan.wvu.edu.
By Postal Service
Job Accommodation Network.
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6080
Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6080