West Virginia Universitys Job Accommodation Network (JAN), the nations only disability clearinghouse for workplace accommodations that offers customized client services, will receive a multi million dollar contract from the U.S. Department of Labor at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 918 Chestnut Ridge Professional Building, Suite One (between Sheetz and the traffic light at the intersection of Willowdale Road and Route 705). We invite the medias attendance; ample parking is available.


Roy Grizzard, assistant secretary in the Office for Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, will be on hand to present the contract to Dr. Deborah. J. Hendricks, project manager of JAN and associate director of WVU s InternationalCenter for Disability Information and project manager at JAN .


WVU administrators, including Provost Gerald Lang and Anne Nardi, interim dean of the College of Human Resources and Education, will also make remarks regarding JAN s largest contract ever. JAN is associated with the College of Human Resources and Education.


For media assistance, call Sarah Gould, 304-293-5508, or Karen Zeller, 304-293-5520. For interviews with Mr. Grizzard, please call Dina Dorich, 202-693-7859.