The Disabled Workforce

What the ADA Never Anticipated

The book that introduced the Disability Interactive Process Hallway® and has helped thousands of HR professionals navigate disability accommodations with greater confidence.

Why This Book Still Matters

The ADA has changed.

Employers have changed.

The workplace has changed.

Yet one thing hasn't.

HR professionals still face difficult accommodation decisions every single day.

While laws evolve, the principles for making thoughtful, defensible disability accommodation decisions remain the same.

The Disabled Workforce is the practical guide that has helped thousands of HR professionals move beyond simply knowing the law to understanding how to apply it in real-world situations.


What You'll Learn

âś” Conduct better interactive processes

âś” Navigate leave as an accommodation

âś” Handle difficult accommodation conversations

âś” Manage discipline when disability overlaps

âś” Reduce legal risk

âś” Make better decisions with confidence

Meet Rachel Shaw

For more than 25 years, Rachel Shaw has helped employers navigate disability accommodations, leave management, and return-to-work challenges. A former HR Director, nationally recognized speaker, and founder of Rachel Shaw, Inc. and Shaw HR Consulting, she has trained HR professionals, attorneys, risk managers, and public employers across the country.

Rachel is the creator of the Disability Interactive Process Hallway® and the ADA Decision Lab™, where she teaches professionals how to move beyond simply knowing the law and develop the confidence to make sound decisions in complex workplace situations.