SYSTEM NAME:
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Files.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Job Accommodation Network, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6080, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505-6080.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Individuals with disabilities, employers and the general public who request information through the JAN system.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Caller's name, address, telephone number, type of disability, functional limitations caused by the disability, accommodations discussed, type of firm or organization for whom the caller works, and anecdotal information recorded by the human factors consultant.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 301.
PURPOSE(S):
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) provides free expert and confidential one-on-one technical assistance to the general public via phone, email and Web chat. JAN also provides online resources and publications, as well as in-person and Web-based trainings to private and federal sector employers; people with disabilities, including disabled veterans; employment service providers; and educational institutions regarding individualized job accommodations and workplace strategies for job applicants and employees with disabilities. JAN offers guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability-related legislation and self-employment and entrepreneurship options for people with disabilities.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES:
In addition to those universal routine uses listed in the General Prefatory Statement to this document, relevant information may be disclosed to employers for the purpose of hiring individuals with disabilities and/or for enabling the employers to accommodate employees with disabilities.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Files are stored electronically.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Files are retrieved by caller's name, state, date, and case file identifying number.
SAFEGUARDS:
Access by authorized personnel only. Computer security safeguards are used for electronically stored data.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are retained permanently on the file server with access by program personnel only.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
The Systems Manager is the Project Director of the Job Accommodation Network, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6080, Morgantown, WV 26506-6080.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Inquiries should be mailed to the Office of Disability Employment Policy, 200 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20210 or to the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Coordinator, at U.S. Department of Labor/Office of Disability Employment Policy, 200 Constitution Avenue., NW, Washington, DC 20210.
RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES:
A request for access should be mailed to Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy at the above addresses.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
A petition for amendment should be mailed to the System Manager.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information contained in this system is obtained from individual participants in the JAN system.
SYSTEM EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ACT:
None.