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On-the-Job Accommodations |
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On-the-Job Accommodations
As a person with learning disabilities, you are entitled to reasonable accommodations at work. A reasonable accommodation is any change or adjustment to a job, your work environment, or the way things are usually done that allows you to perform job functions. In other words, an accommodation can remove or lessen the barriers to your job performance that are caused by your disability. There are three things you must do to get accommodations on the job:
1. Disclose your disability to your employer.
2. Provide documentation of your disability.
3. Request specific accommodations on the job.
Accommodations*
It is also possible to request and make use of technology that can help you perform your job better. These are known as assistive technologies. There are many different technologies that can help you work around, or compensate for, your disability.
Assistive Technologies*
For Reading Deficiencies:
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Audio tapes
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Tape-recorded messages and instructions
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Screen-reading computer software
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Color-coded materials, files, maps, etc.
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Scanners for entering printed material into the computer
For Writing Deficiencies:
For Math Deficiencies:
For Organizational Deficiencies:
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Day planners
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Electronic organizers/schedulers
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LCD watches, data bank watches, timers, counters, alarms
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Personal Data Assistants managers (PDAs)
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Color coding for maintaining ledger columns
For more information about assistive technology, check out these LDNews , LDTalk , and Research Round-Up features. *Adapted from The Job Accommodation Network, Work-site Accommodations to Consider for People with Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Disorder. |
