Artificial Intelligence (AI) is constantly evolving technology, which is commonly used in the workplace. Employers utilize AI for a growing number of functions. Employees with disabilities can utilize AI as a reasonable accommodation to assist in completing required job tasks. However, inaccessible AI programs can also pose barriers for employees with disabilities.
This session will provide information about some of the uses of AI to assist employees with disabilities in the workplace, and barriers that AI may pose to applicants and employees with disabilities. This session will also provide information about the rights of employees with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act to request and receive reasonable accommodations in the workplace. Additionally, this session will explore some recent developments around AI in the workplace.
Learning Outcomes
- The various forms of AI that are used by employers and employees in the workplace, and potential barriers posed by AI to employees with disabilities.
- The rights of employees with disabilities to request and receive reasonable accommodations, and some examples of AI as a reasonable accommodation.
- How AI can be used to assist people with disabilities to prepare for employment.
- Recent developments within the past year of AI in the workplace.