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Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Employment for People with Physical Disabilities collaborated with Shirley Ryan Abilitylab medical staff to invite national expert Lou Orslene, Director for the Employer and Workplace Policy Team at the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, to present a webinar entitled Enabling Work Accommodations as an Essential Element of the Return-to-Work Process. The webinar focuses on recognizing elements of the business case for individuals with disabilities returning to work, adopting the accommodation process to ensure a successful return to work, and outlining the role medical professionals can play to support the return to work process including knowing the resources provided by the U.S. Department of Labor. This program and the RRTC is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.