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ADA Basics for Businesses with 15+ Employees

  • Tuesday, December 8, 2026
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
  • 60 Minutes
4.5 / 5 993 ratings of this speaker
CE credits
  • 1.00 HRCI (Human Resource Certification Institute)
  • 1.00 SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
  • 1.00 ATAHR (Aurora HR)

What You'll Learn

Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is essential for HR professionals and managers responsible for handling employee accommodation requests, maintaining compliance, and preventing workplace discrimination claims. From recognizing an employee's need for assistance to navigating reasonable accommodations, knowing how to respond appropriately can help organizations reduce legal risks while supporting employees with disabilities.
  1. Recognize Accommodation Requests: Identify verbal, informal, or obvious requests for workplace adjustments, even when employees do not specifically mention the ADA.
  2. Navigate the Interactive Process: Understand how to engage employees in timely, good-faith discussions to identify appropriate workplace accommodations.
  3. Evaluate Reasonable Accommodations: Explore common accommodations, including modified work schedules, equipment adjustments, and remote work, while understanding the concept of undue hardship.
  4. Protect Employee Medical Privacy: Learn the importance of maintaining confidential medical information separately from standard personnel records and restricting unauthorized access.
  5. Understand Overlapping Legal Requirements: Recognize how the ADA interacts with other federal, state, and local employment laws.
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This webinar explores the fundamental requirements of the ADA, including how to identify accommodation requests, engage in the interactive process, and evaluate reasonable accommodations and undue hardship. Participants will also learn the importance of protecting confidential employee medical information and understanding how ADA requirements intersect with other federal, state, and local employment laws.

Gain the practical knowledge and confidence to respond appropriately to employee accommodation requests, manage sensitive situations, and support ADA compliance. Whether you're an HR professional or a manager, this session will help you make more informed decisions while fostering a respectful and legally compliant workplace.

Meet Your Speaker

Wendy Sellers

Wendy Sellers, MHR, MHA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR has 25 years of experience in HR, change management, operations, strategy, corporate culture, and leadership development in all size businesses (local startup to global enterprise) in a wide variety of industries including healthcare, professional services,...

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CE Credits

These are the continuing education credits available to you for this webinar.

  • 1.00 HRCI Human Resource Certification Institute Browse HRCI-approved webinars and earn recertification credits online. Live and on-demand HR training for PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification. Expert-led sessions from Aurora Training Advantage.
  • 1.00 SHRM Society for Human Resource Management Aurora Training Advantage is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.
  • 1.00 ATAHR Aurora HR Aurora Training Advantage is offering continuing education points designed to recognize dedication to training and excellence in human resources.