DisabilityInfo.gov: Employment: Workplace Accommodations: Job Seekers & Employees

Provides information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment, including a database of 25,000 products and devices.

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Fact sheet regarding resources to help federal government managers make necessary accommodations for employees with disabilities.

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Provides information to farmers or farmworkers, their families and caregivers on assistive technology and farm site modifications that enable people with disabilities to remain involved in production agriculture.

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Serves USDA employees, their federal partners and members of the public interested in accessibility and ergonomics.

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National network of organizations providing information and support services to individuals with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies.

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Find options for financing assistive technology through grants and loans sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).

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Guidance that explains the responsibilities of staffing firms and their clients in complying with requirements unique to the ADA, including reasonable accommodations and rules concerning disability-related questions and medical examinations.

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Policy and guidelines for complying with the reasonable accommodation requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

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Fact sheet on the application of the ADA to job applicants and employees who have cancer, including accommodation information and examples

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Information from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Electronic Government and Technology Web site.

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U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) program that helps federal agencies with purchasing assistive technology and services, providing training on using assistive technology, advising on how to create accessible electronic environments and accommodating workers with disabilities.

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Assistive technology and services for people with disabilities, wounded service members returning with dexterity impairments including upper extremity amputees, vision or hearing loss and cognitive injuries such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Do the CAP Online Needs Assessment.

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A national, nonprofit organization serving as an employee support group for federal employees who are either deaf or hard of hearing. Also serves as a resource organization for the federal government nationwide.

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Fact sheet on the application of the ADA to job applicants and employees who are deaf or have hearing impairments, including accommodation information and examples.

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Information on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires that federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of the public.

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Overview of a program that uses technology to assist employees and customers with disabilities in accessing information.

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Provides support services to managers and supervisors in determining how technology can be used to meet the reasonable accommodation needs of employees with disabilities and assists with implementation within the U.S. Department of Education.

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Guidelines describing DOJ's policies and procedures for processing reasonable accommodation requests.

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Provides comprehensive technical assistance on reasonable accommodation and disability awareness to all DOT employees, supervisors and applicants.

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The Accessible Technology Program supports employees with disabilities by determining the appropriate assistive technology and ergonomic solutions for the individual.

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Information on Treasury's hiring practices and accommodations procedures.

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Fact sheet on the application of the ADA to job applicants and employees who have diabetes, including accommodation information and examples.

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Guide that explains the basics of job accommodations and how to negotiate for the workplace accommodations an employee with a disability might need in order to do his or her job.

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforcement guidance incorporating recent Supreme Court decisions and the EEOC's issuance of new regulations under Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Fact sheet provides information on disclosure, accommodations and examples of reasonable accommodations for youth with mental health needs entering the workforce.

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Information on the Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) four-pronged program to address musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace.

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Information from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive motion syndrome and other ergonomic-related impairments in the workplace.

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U.S. Department of Labor final guidelines for ergonomics in the nursing home industry.

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Series of fact sheets for youth with disabilities addressing subjects including workplace accommodations and when to share information about your disability with an employer.

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The Captioned Telephone (CapTel) is a new technology that allows people to receive word-for-word captions of their telephone conversations.

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Testimonials from workers with disabilities who are pursuing good careers in federal jobs.

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Information for coordinators, employees and managers to help create a successful telework program within the federal government. Telework (also called telecommuting) is the ability to do your work at home or another location other than your "official duty station."

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Information about this service to help deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals participate in remote meetings, phone calls, videoconferences and multi-party teleconference calls on a functionally equivalent basis.

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A federal government service which allows federal employees who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf/blind or have speech disabilities to have equal communication access.

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Fill out this quick form to begin using the internet relay service, which allows the user to make telecommunications relay calls to or from the federal government offices.

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Fact sheet provides information on using Personal Assistant Services (PAS) in the workplace as a reasonable job accommodation.

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Summarizes funding search tips and describes some of the most frequent types of organizations and groups that provide funding for job accommodations.

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Fact sheet summarizes funding search tips and describes the most frequent types of organizations and groups that provide funding for workplace accommodations.

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GSA's Information Technology Accessibility and Workforce (ITAW) provides assistive technology solutions to eliminate barriers for people with disabilities.

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Fact sheet on the application of the ADA to job applicants and employees in the health care industry, including accommodation information and examples.

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Fact sheet includes sample situations and low-cost solutions for accommodating the needs of employees with disabilities.

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Free service that facilitates the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing guidance on job accommodations, self-employment and small business opportunities and related subjects.

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Employment specific fact sheet series addresses a variety of information related to employment and job accommodations.

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Basic information on job accommodations from the National Center on Workforce and Disability.

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Fact sheet from the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) provides an overview of some job accommodations that might be useful for employees with Autism Spectrum Disorders. This link opens a PDF document.

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Fact sheet on the growing health risk of latex-sensitive workers' exposure to latex gloves and possible solutions.

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Information on adverse physical reaction to low levels of common chemicals, an allergy that impacts workers in a variety of workplaces.

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Information on hazardous noise and successful hearing conservation programs.

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Safety and health tips on preventing hearing loss in the workplace.

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Questions linking to information relevant to occupational asthma in the workplace.

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Information about disability discrimination as it relates to reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities.

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Information to help employers, especially federal managers, supervisors and human resource professionals, better understand how to hire and retain persons with disabilities.

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Fact sheet provides answers to common questions about Personal Assistance Services in the workplace, which can be used as reasonable accommodation to enable an employee to perform job functions.

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Describes how employers may be able to provide personal assistance services as reasonable accommodations to help employees with disabilities achieve employment goals.

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Covers self-assessment, employers' perspectives, assistive technology, funding options, independent living and employment services.

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Fact sheet regarding how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to people with intellectual disabilities in the work place.

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance on Executive Order 13164 requiring federal agencies to establish effective written procedures for processing requests for reasonable accommodation.

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Information on reasonable accommodation and links to guidance, resources and best practices.

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Information on the U.S. Postal Service's efforts to provide reasonable accommodations for employees or applicants for employment who have disabilities.

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Checklist and information to help federal employers determine whether an employee is entitled to a reasonable accommodation.

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This fact sheet addresses the application of the reasonable accommodation obligation to attorneys and their employers. Attorneys with disabilities, both as applicants and employees, may need a range of accommodations in order to apply for and perform many types of legal jobs.

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Promotes research and development, education, advocacy and the provision of assistive technology while at the same time supporting the individuals engaged in these activities.

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Technical assistance information from the U.S. Department of Education regarding small business development and entrepreneurship for people with disabilities.

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Clarifies the rights and responsibilities of employers and individuals with disabilities regarding reasonable accommodation and undue hardship under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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U.S. Department of Justice evaluation, on the basis of accessibility for employees with disabilities, of the 10 most commonly used software packages.

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State by state information from the Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project on assistive technology and telework financial loan programs.

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Provides technical assistance to the 56 state and territory assistive technology programs as authorized under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.

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Information about the Telework Initiative, an overview of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)'s projects, information about telework, resources, success stories and links to a resume bank.

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Article regarding federal Judiciary employees who are teleworking.

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Fact sheet regarding how employees and employers can work together to find solutions to job accommodations for employees with disabilities.

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Establishes procedures that enable Postal Service managers and supervisors to make decisions regarding reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities during recruitment, hiring and employment.

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Links to state divisions and services that assist individuals with disabilities in securing gainful employment.

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Fact sheet provides information on work at home and telework, which can expand employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

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Fact sheet provides information on the workplace accommodations process under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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Employment focused guide on how employers and service providers can utilize assistive technology to make workplaces and service centers accessible to people with disabilities. Contains illustrations of many different types of assistive technologies, including descriptive text on the use of these technologies.

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