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Transcript: http://bit.ly/AIAe009About Maria: https://www.aapd.com/about/maria-town/Connect with Maria on Twitter @Maria_M_Town and Instagram @Maria_TownThis episode, we talk with Maria Town, President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities or AAPD. Maria has previously served as the director of the City of Houston's Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, where she advocated for the rights and needs of citizens with disabilities. Maria is also the former senior associate director in the Obama White House Office of Public Engagement and she also served as an advisor at the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy.Connect with the Rocky Mountain ADA Center at https://rockymountainada.org/ or find us on social media. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or anywhere else you get your podcasts!

On October 30, 2012, an industrial accident at North Jackson, OH-based aluminum manufacturing company Extrudex killed 21-year-old John Tomlin Jr. A rack containing 4,000-5,000 pounds hot aluminum parts tipped over and pinned the employee in an oven. The rack was reportedly being pushed on a roller conveyor system, and a co-worker was seriously injured as well. 62-year-old Brian K. Carder and 57-year-old Paul Love pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice charges. Last week, the pair of plant managers were officially sentenced for their role in the incident, specifically lying during the investigation and trying to strong-arm subordinates. The Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General's investigation found that Carder and Love tried to hide information and intimidate workers from speaking to OSHA investigators.Carder's sentence carries three years of probation; however, the first five months include weekend only confinement -- that means he goes to jail on the weekends for five months, typically you go in on Friday night, and you're released on Monday morning. Carder was also ordered to pay a $20,100 fine. Love also received three years probation, including three months of house arrest and a $1,100 fine. According to the indictment, Carder and Love told subordinates that their jobs might be in jeopardy as a ploy to get them to recant previous emails about safety issues at the plant.In a settlement with OSHA, Extrudex Aluminum accepted one willful and seven serious citations and agreed to pay a $112,000 penalty.

Do you know your rights to request accommodations in the workplace? Did you know that you even have rights to request accommodations to make your job more comfortable? I’ll be honest, I had no idea that I had these kinds of rights back when I wasn’t self-employed, and chances are you don’t aren’t in the know either. That’s why I can’t wait for you to listen to this episode where I talk all about this topic with Dr. Beth Loy, a Principal Consultant with the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a free consulting service funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. In this capacity, she leads JAN's external evaluation process and internal continuous improvement process, providing leadership to JAN's teams of service delivery and information systems. This includes JAN's outreach and education, training programs, and Website development. Beth has been with JAN since 1996 and is a member of the Management Team. Beth is a national researcher and speaker in the disability field and has a Ph.D. in Resource Economics with a specialization in social policy. At JAN, she provides research, writing, and statistics support regarding accommodation benefits and costs and the economic impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Beth is a member of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA). The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential one-on-one guidance on reasonable accommodation (RA) in the workplace, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related legislation, and disability employment issues. Working toward practical solutions that benefit both employer and employee, JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace. This is important, as disability impacts us all. One in five American adults has a disability. (US Census Bureau) JAN is one of several technical assistance services provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). Its development has been achieved through the collaborative efforts of ODEP, West Virginia University, and private industry throughout North America. https://askjan.org/index.cfm ASK JAN https://askjan.org/contact-us.cfm _____ If you'd like to connect about what you hear on Painiac, suggest a guest, sponsor the show, or make a donation, reach out at www.painiacpodcast.com. Painiac is a labor of love and is, and always will be, a free resource for people living with pain. It costs money to produce this show and bring it to you, and I hope you consider making a contribution at www.painiacpodcast.com. If everyone who listens donates $1, the show would be fully funded for a third season. If you can, please help me keep making Painiac. Thank you in advance!---Shelly

A conversation between Ari Ne'eman, president of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network and member of the President's National Council on Disability, and Maria Town, an Emory alum who currently works at the US Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. The conversation was moderated by Dr. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson (October 28, 2013). The Disability Studies Initiative at Emory is a new working group (beginning Fall 2013) generated across departments and schools that is dedicated to interdisciplinary research and teaching by faculty and students. The Initiative is led by a group of faculty and students who are interested in the social, cultural, historical, political, and legal dimensions of disability in our world. http://www.disabilitystudies.emory.edu