Workplace Accommodations
Accommodation Fact Sheet Series
Advancing Opportunities: Accommodations Resources for Federal Managers & Employees
AgrAbility Project: Assistive Technology for Farmers with Disabilities
Funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the AgrAbility Project 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.
Agriculture Department (USDA) TARGET Center
Ensures that all USDA employees have safe and equal access to electronic and information technology by assessing, educating and advocating for the integration of assistive technology and worksite accommodations.
Alliance for Technology Access
Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project
Find options for financing assistive technology through grants and loans sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).
Guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that explains the responsibilities of staffing firms and their clients in complying with requirements unique to the ADA, including reasonable accommodation and rules concerning disability-related questions and medical examinations.
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FERC's policy and guidelines for complying with the reasonable accommodation requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Assistive Technology Frequently Asked Questions
Code of Federal Regulation on Reasonable Accommodation
Information from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Electronic Government and Technology Web site.
Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP)
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) program that assists DoD and other federal agencies by purchasing assistive technology and services, providing training on using assistive technology, advising on creating accessible electronic environments and assisting in accommodating workers with disabilities.
Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP)
Assistive technology and services to 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.
Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Government
A national, nonprofit organization serving as an employee support group for federal employees who are either deaf or hard of hearing and as a resource organization for the nationwide federal government.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Section 508 Accessibility Information
Department of Education Assistive Technology Program
Department of Justice (DOJ) Procedures for Providing Reasonable Accommodation
Guidelines describing DOJ's policies and procedures for processing reasonable accommodation requests.
Department of Labor National Call Center
Department of Transportation (DOT) Disability Resource Center
Department of the Interior Accessible Technology Center
Disability & Employment Issues: Frequently Asked Questions
Employers' Views of Workplace Supports
Empowering through the New Freedom Initiative
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.
Entering the World of Work: What Youth with Mental Health Needs Should Know About Accommodations
Ergonomics & Musculoskeletal Disorders
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.
Ergonomics: Guidelines for Nursing Homes
Federal Employment of People with Disabilities: Success Stories
Testimonials from workers with disabilities who are pursuing good careers in federal jobs.
Federal Government Interagency Telework Site
A collaboration of the U.S. General Services Administration and U.S. Office of Personnel Management to provide a single Internet resource on telework. Telework (also called telecommuting) is the ability to do your work at home or another location other than your "official duty station."
Federal Relay Conference Captioning (RCC)
Federal Relay Service Online (FRSO)
Finding a Workplace Personal Assistant
Funding Links for Job Accommodations
General Services Administration (GSA) Electronic Government & Technology Access
GSA's Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA) provides assistive technology solutions to eliminate barriers for people with disabilities.
Investing in People: Job Accommodation Situations & Solutions
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
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.
Job Accommodations: An Overview
Fact sheet from the Department of Labor on the growing health risk of latex-sensitive workers' exposure to latex gloves and possible solutions.
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)
Information from the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) on adverse physical reaction to low levels of common chemicals, an allergy that impacts workers in a variety of workplaces.
Information from the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) on hazardous noise and successful hearing conservation programs.
Noise & Hearing Loss Prevention
Safety and health tips from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on preventing hearing loss in the workplace.
Information from the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) on disabling asthma in the workplace.
Office of Personnel Management Employee Relations: Reasonable Accommodation
Information about disability discrimination as it relates to reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities.
Office of Personnel Management Guide to Federal Employment of People with Disabilities
Information to help employers, especially federal managers and supervisors and human resources professionals, better understand how to hire and retain persons with disabilities.
Personal Assistance Services (PAS) in the Workplace
Fact sheet from the Department of Labor 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.
Personal Assistance Services on the Job
Personal Assistance in the Workplace: A Customer-Directed Guide
Policy Guidance on Establishing Procedures to Provide Reasonable Accommodation
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.
Reasonable Accommodation Frequently Asked Questions
Addresses questions about Executive Order 13164, which requires federal agencies to establish effective written procedures for processing requests for reasonable accommodation from employees and applicants with disabilities.
Reasonable Accommodation in Federal Employment
Reasonable Accommodation in the U.S. Postal Service: A Guide for Employees & Applicants
Reasonable Accommodations Eligibility Checklist
Reasonable Accommodations for Lawyers with Disabilities
Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
Requesting & Negotiating Reasonable Accommodations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Rural Assistive Technology Links
Provides information on farm equipment for use by people with disabilities.
Small Employers & Reasonable Accommodation
Clarifies the rights and responsibilities of employers and individuals with disabilities regarding reasonable accommodation and undue hardship under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Software Accessibility Evaluation
U.S. Department of Justice evaluation, on the basis of accessibility for employees with disabilities, of the 10 most commonly used software packages.
State Assistive Technology & Telework Financial Loan Programs
This program sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) provides technical assistance to the 56 state and territory assistive technology programs as authorized under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.
Teleworking Brings Office Home
Workplace Technologies for People with Disabilities
The Job Accommodation Process: Steps to Collaborative Solutions
U.S. Postal Service Reasonable Accomodation Handbook
Vocational Rehabilitation State Offices
Links to state divisions and services that assist individuals with disabilities in securing gainful employment.
Work at Home & Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation
Workplace Accommodation Process
Fact sheet from the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) provides information on the workplace accommodations process under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Workplace Ergonomics Quick Reference Guide
Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)