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Disability/Impairment Accommodation
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Description/Examples
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1. Medical condition requiring a modified environment
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Air filters or purifiers
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Respirator masks
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2. Mobility/manual impairment
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Provide modified office equipment and work stations with writing aids, voice recognition software, alternative keypad/keyboard access or telephone headsets
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Provide mobility aids such as wheelchairs scooters, stand/lean stools, and anti-fatigue matting
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Accommodate for a personal attendant and/or service animal at work
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3. Fatigue/weakness management
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Assign a goal-oriented workload
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Minimize physical exertion and workplace stress
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Schedule periodic rest breaks away from the workstation
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Accommodate flexible work schedules and use of leave time
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Accommodate participants to work from home
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Implement ergonomic workstation design
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Provide mobility aids such as scooters when walking cannot be reduced
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4. Pain management
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Implement ergonomic workstation design, i.e., ergonomic chair and adjustable workstation to alternate between sitting and standing
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Reduce repetitive tasks, interrupt tasks with other duties, or accommodate for longer breaks
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Provide carts and lifting aids
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Modify work-site temperature or dress code
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Use fan, air-conditioner, or heater at the workstation
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Accommodate work from home during extreme weather
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Accommodate use of personal attendant and/or service animal at work
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Move workstation closer to the restroom
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Refer to appropriate community services
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5. Stress management
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Encourage the use of stress management techniques to deal with frustration
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Accommodate the presence of a support animal
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Accommodate telephone calls during work hours to doctors and others for needed support
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Restructure work duties to include only essential functions during times of stress
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Provide backup coverage for when the participant needs to take breaks
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Accommodate flexible work environment:
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Flexible scheduling
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Modified break schedule
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Leave for counseling
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Work from home
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6.. Panic/anxiety
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Provide space where the participant feels comfortable using relaxation techniques or contacting a support person
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Identify and remove environmental triggers such as particular smells or noises
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Accommodate the presence of a support animal
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7. Reading Impairments
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Provide audio-recorded directives, messages, and materials
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Provide reading machines, reading pens, and screen reading software for computer use
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Utilize recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (http://www.rfbd.org)
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Utilize color-coded manuals, outlines, and maps
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8. Writing Impairments
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Provide a personal computer with accessibility software such as:
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Speech recognition
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Word processing
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Grammar, word prediction, and spell check
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Provide locator dots for identification of letters/numbers on the keyboard
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9. Math Impairments
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Provide Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) software for arithmetic/mathematics
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Provide Computer Assisted Design (CAD) software for architecture/engineering
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Provide talking, factional, decimal, statistical, and scientific calculators
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10. Concentration Deficits
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Provide space enclosures or a private workspace to reduce distractions
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Accommodate for use of white noise or sound machines
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Increase natural lighting or provide full-spectrum lighting
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Plan for uninterrupted work time
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Divide large assignments into smaller tasks and steps
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Restructure job to include only essential functions
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Provide memory aids such as schedulers, organizers, and/or apps
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11. Memory deficits
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Provide written minutes or accommodate the participant to record meetings
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Use notebooks, calendars, or sticky notes to record information for easy retrieval
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Provide written as well as verbal instructions
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Accommodate additional training time
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Provide environmental cues to assist in memory for locations of items, such as labels, color coding, or bulletin boards
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Post instructions over all frequently used equipment
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12. Time management/completing tasks
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Make daily to-do lists and check items off as they are completed
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Provide organizational tools such as, software organizers, calendar apps, and smart watches
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Divide large assignments into smaller tasks
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Schedule weekly meetings with supervisor, manager, or mentor to assist with determining goals, providing daily guidelines, and prioritizing deadlines
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13. Sleep disorders
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Accommodate for a flexible start time
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Combine regularly scheduled short breaks into one longer break
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Provide a place for employee to sleep during breaks
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Accommodate the participant to work one consistent schedule
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Provide a device such as Doze Alert or other alarms to keep the employee alert
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Increase natural lighting or provide full-spectrum lighting
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14. Hearing impairment
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Provide pseudo terminal ( PTY) phone lines or keyboards
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Provide sign language trainers or interpreters
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Provide telephones with video or text messaging options, assistive listening devices, and captioned training tapes
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Accommodate personal attendant and/or service animal at work
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15. Vision impairment
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Provide readers, task lighting, glare guards/light filters, and magnifiers
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Provide accessible computer equipment/software
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Accommodate personal attendant and/or service animal at work
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