*This week’s blog is brought to you by Optis’ Business Development Analyst, [David Spring](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspringoptis).*
According to a 2014 survey published by the [Employers Health Coalition](http://www.employershealthco.com/article-22-idea-survey.html?searched=mental+illness&advsearch=exactphrase&highlight=ajaxSearch_highlight+ajaxSearch_highlight1), there’s a likely chance that 2 out of every 10 employees in your organization have been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime.
3 Steps to Evolve Your Disability Management Program
Optis Featured in DMEC's @Work Magazine: Best Practices in the Employee Accommodation Process
What are a few of the best practices in the employee accommodation process? Find out from Optis’ Executive VP, Rene Gates, in the [latest issue](http://bit.ly/1884psF) of [DMEC's @Work](http://bit.ly/1884psF) magazine (Members-Only Content).
Webinar Slides: The Triple Threat – Your FMLA, Workers’ Comp & Workplace Disability Update
Thank you to everyone who attended the Optis-sponsored [Blogging4Jobs](http://www.blogging4jobs.com/) webinar last week! We hope you enjoyed it.
If you missed it, here’s a link to the [slides](http://www.slideshare.net/Blogging4jobs/triple-threat-fmla-workers-compensation-ada-update).
Get Ahead of the Curve Before It’s Too Late
*This week’s blog post is brought to you by Optis’ National Sales Representative, [Scott Lenox]( https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=10504852&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=WasF&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2&trkInfo=idx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1424361257209%2Ctas%3AScott+Lenox)*.
*“The secret to change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” - Socrates*
Routine is comfortable. It’s something that is humanly planted deep within our beings that the majority of us strive to create and to achieve. It’s the building of a process around our actions.
Knowing What's Next in the ADA Interactive Process
This week’s post is brought to you by Optis’ Business Development Analyst, [David Spring](http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspringoptis).
In a previous [blog](http://www.optis.com/blog/top-10-challenges-managing-employee-accommodations) we shared that training supervisors to identify and work through accommodation requests and the interactive process is one of the top challenges in managing employee accommodations. The interactive process refers to making communication a priority throughout the entire accommodations process, from request to implementation.
Top 10 Challenges in Managing Employee Accommodations
Here at Optis, we know that Human Resource teams are typically the first to jump in and help their employees. When it comes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ADAAA, HR are the key project leads in finding and coordinating the implementation of employee accommodations.
Disability Discrimination Today: An Employer’s Responsibility
This week's post is brought to you by Optis' National Sales Representative, [Scott Lenox.](https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=10504852&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=WasF&locale=en_US&srchid=443967161412174291727&srchindex=1&srchtotal=7&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A443967161412174291727%2CVSRPtargetId%3A10504852%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary)
Attend any number of Human Resources/Benefits-related conferences hosted around the nation, and you will hear speakers and conversations regarding the ADA/ADAAA and the return to work process.
4 Tips on the 24th Anniversary of the ADA
This week’s post is brought to you by [*David Spring, Business Analyst*](http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspringoptis).
This week marks the 24 year anniversary of when the ADA was signed into law, occurring on July 26, 1990. With over two decades past, ADA coordinators may be feeling tired and overwhelmed with surmounting responsibilities related to complying with the ADA and properly fulfilling reasonable accommodation requests. We understand, the journey sometimes feels more like a cyclone than a walk in the park.