SETTING ASIDE FEARS!

October 3, 2019

Kim Thompson, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA, LNHA

SHELBINA VILLA

• 68 BED ASSISTED LIVING

• APPROXIMATELY 35 EMPLOYEES

• 40 RESIDENTS

• 8 EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES

• 1 VOLUNTEER WITH DISABILITIES

• 2 HAVE MOVED ON TO OTHER JOBS

TOP 5 FEARS• 81.4% - They are worried about the cost of providing reasonable accommodations so that workers with disabilities can do their jobs

• 80.9% - They don’t know how to handle the needs of a worker with a disability on the job

• 80.2% - They are afraid they won’t be able to discipline or fire a worker with a disability for poor performance, because of potential lawsuits

• 73.3% - They can’t ask about a job applicant’s disability, making it hard to assess whether the person can do the job

• 70.9% - They are concerned about the extra time that supervisors or co-workers will need to spend to assist workers with disabilities

“WHY DON’T EMPLOYERS HIRE AND RETAIN WORKERS WITH DISABILITES? – 2011 – KAY, JANS, JONES

TOP 5 FALSE FEARS WE HAD:

1. BUSINESS IMAGE

2. STAFF

3. FEAR OF INDIVIDUAL

4. REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS & MODIFICATIONS

5. WHAT IF THEY CANNOT DO THE JOB?

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1. BUSINESS IMAGE• WHAT WILL THE

OUTSIDE WORLD THINK?

• COST OF EMPLOYEE & TRAINING COSTS.

• FINDING PARTNERSHIPS

2. STAFF

• Time• Patience• Training

3. FEAR OF INDIVIDUAL• We all have differences.

Learning to focus on ALL staff's weakness and strengths.

• Partnerships - Do your research, talk to school, parents, etc.

4. REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS & MODIFICATIONS

• Think outside the Box• More than 1 way to

do things

5. WHAT IF THEY CANNOT DO THE JOB?

• Follow your policy and procedures

• Documentation, documentation, documentation

• Communication, communication, communication.

QUESTIONS?????

THANK YOU!Kim Thompson, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA, LNHA

Phone: 573-588-4115

Email: shelbinavilla@hotmail.com

Website: www.shelbinavilla.com