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<Title>Accommodations at Work featuring UMBC Faculty on MPT</Title>
<Tagline>Dr. Lasson on essential aspects of diversity and inclusion</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><span>Dr. Elliott Lasser, Director of UMBC's <a href="http://shadygrove.umbc.edu/io/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Industrial/Organizational Psychology</a> program, had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Salkin of Maryland Public Television recently to briefly discuss accommodations for disabilities and religious observance  in the workplace.  </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xmf5sR24N7twlkO4wKhoNsl7C1yzXh3u/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The MPT clip is linked here</a><span>.</span><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>His advice for seeking accommodation? Get ahead of it if you can.  UMBC faculty, staff and student employees can learn more and request accommodation via <a href="https://accessibility.umbc.edu/employment-accommodation-request-form/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC's Employee Accommodation site linked here</a>.  If you have questions about disability and reasonable accommodation on the job, contact Stephanie Lazarus, Accessibility Manager via 410-455-5745 or <a href="mailto:slazar@umbc.edu">slazar@umbc.edu</a>.  </span></div></div>
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<PostedAt>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:55:44 -0500</PostedAt>
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