Society for Pharmacists with Disabilities

Pharmacists who have computer experience may want to consider jobs in pharmacy informatics . Some of the jobs are positions like: Manager Pharmacy Informatics Pharmacy Informatics Technician Pharmacist Informatics Clinical Informatics Pharmacist There are assistive technologies that can make it easier for people with disabilities to work on computers. Take a look at some of those Pharmacy Informatics jobs here . Jobs by Simply Hired

Here's another example of student services provided by the UT Austin College of Pharmacy for those who have disabilities: The University of Texas at Austin provides a variety of special programs and services to assist students with disabilities in their academic pursuits. Based on the needs of the individual, many different kinds of services are offered to students with visual impairments, hearing impairments, mobility impairments, learning disabilities, and other disabilities. Staff in the area also work with faculty and staff to ensure that all University classes and services are accessible to all students. The office is in the fourth floor of the Student Services Building . The phone number is 471-6259. The Speech and Hearing Center, located in CMA 2.200, provides evaluation, remediation, and referral services for speech and hearing problems. These services are rendered on a sliding fee scale. Their phone number is 471-3841. The Texas Commission for the Blind, Flawn Academi...

The AAPD (American Association of People with Disabilities) and USBLN (US Business Leadership Network) are working together to produce a corporate benchmarking tool on workplace policies and practices regarding the employment of people with disabilities. The Disability Equality Index (DEI) will provide an objective way for companies to benchmark their progress and identify avenues for continued improvement. It will keep practitioners informed of best and emerging practices and point them toward peers in the employer community that are already demonstrating exemplary efforts. The DEI will become a unique tool that will focus on building relationships and consensus with executives in the private sector to advance employment opportunities for people with disabilities throughout the workforce. You can learn more about the DEI here .

What does the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have to say about Health Care Workers and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? You can read the EEOC’s Questions and Answers about Health Care Workers and the Americans with Disabilities Act here . You'll find answers to common questions like: When is a health care worker an individual with a disability under the ADA? Are health care applicants or employees who are alcoholics or who engage in illegal drug use considered to have a disability under the ADA? What determines if a health care worker is “qualified” to perform a job within the meaning of the ADA? What is a request for accommodation, and what should an employer and an individual with a disability do after a request for accommodation has been made? Will an employer’s “light duty” program satisfy its obligation to make reasonable accommodations under the ADA? and more Health care is the largest industry in the American economy, and has a high in...

A pharmacy technician is a person who assists a pharmacist with the practice of pharmacy. A pharmacy technician performs various functions, depending on how the pharmacy is organized. Possible job functions include taking prescriptions and entering them into a computer, selecting and counting medication, running a cash register, keeping track of and ordering supplies, and delivering medication. Pharmacy technicians with motor impairments may have difficulty performing one or more of these tasks. The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations 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. JAN is one of several services provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy will hold a live webcast called Accessibility and Emerging Technology – Keys to Improving the Employment of People with Disabilities on August 16, 2012 from 2 - 3 p.m. Eastern Time. During this free event, panelists will discuss their views on the challenges and opportunities of emerging technologies, cloud computing and mobile applications in the workplace. This event will be live audio-captioned and will feature a real-time Twitter feed with the hashtag #ATworks. Learn more about this event here .

If you're a pharmacist and you have a disability, you can share your story with others by  joining the Society of Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities . Membership is complimentary and you can learn from others who have already started sharing their stories. You can read those stories  here in the Forum Section .