Examples of Barriers Examples of Relevant Evidence of Best Practices for Relevant Accommodation or Policy Described Relevant Disabilities Industries & Effectiveness Implementation Articles Occupations 1. Assistive 1.1. Wagner, Cerebral palsy Legal profession Employers can Blackorby Devices Assistive consult the Job Multiple sclerosis Information 1996 Technology Accommodation technology Congenital spinal Smith 2002, Network for advice on condition Governmental Zeitzer 1991 Examples: how to best organizations Spinal atrophy implement assistive Langton, Small community Spina bifida Ramseur Vibrating technology for organizations Rheumatoid arthritis 2001 watches for Deaf employees with Administration Amputation of upper De et al., employees to disabilities. Program or lower limb 2001 monitor their Can be combined coordination Overuse syndrome work speed and with supported De Jonge, Business education Mobility and dexterity Rodger 2006 return from break employment to help Research impairments on time. people with Hansen 1999 Computer Visual impairments Vibrating text disabilities to obtain programming Haynes, Severe disabilities beepers to page and sustain Linden 2012, Food industry Upper-extremity Deaf employees employment. Healthcare Zolna et al., disorders or to send Back-up technology 2007 Musculoskeletal instructions. should be available disabilities Golub 2006 Light systems for for situations in which Sensorineural Schneider Deaf employees an employee's disabilities 1999 using different primary assistive Paraplegia coloured lights to technology crashes Reese 1998 Quadriplegia signal different or needs to be Inge et al., Traumatic brain injury events (e.g. repaired. 1998 ringing of TTY, Employers should Hyland, arrival of conduct regular Rutigliano customers or reviews with 2013 deliveries, fire). employees who use Shaw et al., assistive technology Letter folding 2001 machines to ensure that users Neal-Boylan have the most Electric staplers et al., 2012 appropriate Adaptive Schneider technology for their keyboards 1999 needs, and that it is Telephone Arthanat et appropriately headsets al., 2009 customized. Material lifts
Accommodation or Policy Barriers Described Examples of Relevant Disabilities Examples of Relevant Industries & Occupations Evidence of Effectiveness Best Practices for Implementation Relevant Articles 1. Assistive Devices 1.1. Assistive Technology Examples: Vibrating watches for Deaf employees to monitor their work speed and return from break on time. Vibrating text beepers to page Deaf employees or to send instructions. Light systems for Deaf employees using different coloured lights to signal different events (e.g. ringing of TTY, arrival of customers or deliveries, fire). Letter folding machines Electric staplers Adaptive keyboards Telephone headsets Material lifts Cerebral palsy Multiple sclerosis Congenital spinal condition Spinal atrophy Spina bifida Rheumatoid arthritis Amputation of upper or lower limb Overuse syndrome Mobility and dexterity impairments Visual impairments Severe disabilities Upper-extremity disorders Musculoskeletal disabilities Sensorineural disabilities Paraplegia Quadriplegia Traumatic brain injury Legal profession Information technology Governmental organizations Small community organizations Administration Program coordination Business education Research Computer programming Food industry Healthcare Employers can consult the Job Accommodation Network for advice on how to best implement assistive technology for employees with disabilities. Can be combined with supported employment to help people with disabilities to obtain and sustain employment. Back-up technology should be available for situations in which an employee's primary assistive technology crashes or needs to be repaired. Employers should conduct regular reviews with employees who use assistive technology to ensure that users have the most appropriate technology for their needs, and that it is appropriately customized. Wagner, Blackorby 1996 Smith 2002, Zeitzer 1991 Langton, Ramseur 2001 De et al., 2001 De Jonge, Rodger 2006 Hansen 1999 Haynes, Linden 2012, Zolna et al., 2007 Golub 2006 Schneider 1999 Reese 1998 Inge et al., 1998 Hyland, Rutigliano 2013 Shaw et al., 2001 Neal-Boylan et al., 2012 Schneider 1999 Arthanat et al., 2009
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