WEBINAR | The ADA and Workplace Accomodation for Employees with Voice Disorders with Teresa Goddard
WEBINAR | The ADA and Workplace Accomodation for Employees with Voice Disorders with Teresa Goddard
Event Details
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Date | Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Time | 5:00 PM ET (Please adjust to your time zone accordingly)
Join us for an educational webinar on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET presented by Dysphonia International.
Join us for a discussion with Teresa Goddard, Lead Consultant – Assistive Technology Services at Job Accomodation Network. Teresa will provide an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and address workplace accomodations for those with voice disorders.
The webinar will be recorded for later viewing.
ABOUT OUR PRESENTER
About Teresa Goddard
Teresa Goddard joined the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) staff as a Program Assistant in March 2008, joined the JAN Motor Team as a Consultant in August 2008, and then transitioned to JAN’s Sensory Team. Teresa now provides expert level consultation and team leadership as a Lead Consultant on JAN’s Sensory Team. In this role, Teresa fields questions from employees and employers regarding their rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and assists in identifying accommodation solutions for individuals with sensory impairments.
Teresa’s professional experience includes work as an Educational Speech-Language Pathologist and as an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instructor in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, where in addition to classroom teaching, she led continuing education workshops on collaborative instructional techniques and cross-cultural understanding.
Teresa earned a Master of Science degree in Speech Pathology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology from West Virginia University (WVU). Teresa’s research interests include assistive technology, trauma informed practices, and cross-cultural perspectives on disability services.