5. Work Location 5.1. Mancuso et Travelling Rheumatoid arthritis Manual industries Making work Employers should al., 2000 Working From and from home endeavor to address Mobility and dexterity Professional Home commuting arrangements concerns regarding impairments industries Zolna et al., 2007 (Telework) available can feelings of isolation Inflammatory arthritis Service industry help reduce and the difficulty in and osteoarthritis Sales Hagner, productivity separating home and Cooney 2003 Cerebral palsy Transportation losses, job work environments. Osteogenesis Health industry Gignac et al., disruptions and Employers should 2014 imperfecta Managers workplace conduct a Carpal tunnel Professionals Crockatt et activity al., 2009 syndrome Technicians limitations. analysis of the Traumatic brain injury Sales Vedeler, 9 people with essential functions of Spina bifida Schreuer Office/Clerical disabilities were the job to employee’s 2011 Physical or sensory Craft Workers, interviewed and determine whether disabilities Solovieva et Operatives and identified the telecommuting is a al., 2011 Cardiac problems Laborers elimination of reasonable Spina bifida Murray, Service Professions travel time and accommodation. Kenny, 1990 Multiple sclerosis Health care flexible work Establishing a Visual impairments Solovieva, advocacy schedules as framework within Walls 2013 Auditory impairments Technical support key strengths of which to assess the Paraplegia Linden, Research telework. reasonableness of Milchus 2014 Quadriplegia Programming telecommuting as an Upper extremity Teaching McNaughton accommodation et al., 2014 disorders Technical writing keeps the process Skills coaching consistent and Solovieva et al., 2010 transparent for both Data entry employer and Kaplan et al., 2006 employee. 5.2. Mancuso et Rheumatoid arthritis al., 2000 Reductions in Work-Related Travel
5. Work Location 5.1. Working From Home (Telework) Travelling and commuting Rheumatoid arthritis Mobility and dexterity impairments Inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis Cerebral palsy Osteogenesis imperfecta Carpal tunnel syndrome Traumatic brain injury Spina bifida Physical or sensory disabilities Cardiac problems Spina bifida Multiple sclerosis Visual impairments Auditory impairments Paraplegia Quadriplegia Upper extremity disorders Manual industries Professional industries Service industry Sales Transportation Health industry Managers Professionals Technicians Sales Office/Clerical Craft Workers, Operatives and Laborers Service Professions Health care advocacy Technical support Research Programming Teaching Technical writing Skills coaching Data entry Making work from home arrangements available can help reduce productivity losses, job disruptions and workplace activity limitations. 9 people with disabilities were interviewed and identified the elimination of travel time and flexible work schedules as key strengths of telework. Employers should endeavor to address concerns regarding feelings of isolation and the difficulty in separating home and work environments. Employers should conduct a analysis of the essential functions of the employee’s job to determine whether telecommuting is a reasonable accommodation. Establishing a framework within which to assess the reasonableness of telecommuting as an accommodation keeps the process consistent and transparent for both employer and employee. Mancuso et al., 2000 Zolna et al., 2007 Hagner, Cooney 2003 Gignac et al., 2014 Crockatt et al., 2009 Vedeler, Schreuer 2011 Solovieva et al., 2011 Murray, Kenny, 1990 Solovieva, Walls 2013 Linden, Milchus 2014 McNaughton et al., 2014 Solovieva et al., 2010 Kaplan et al., 2006 5.2. Reductions in Work-Related Travel Rheumatoid arthritis Mancuso et al., 2000
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