workplace accommodations
Disability support measures
Workplace accommodations are modifications to a job or work environment that enable employees with disabilities, health conditions, or other needs to perform their duties.
These range from physical changes like wheelchair ramps to schedule flexibility, assistive technology, or modified responsibilities.
She requested workplace accommodations for her chronic pain.
The term appears frequently in disability rights and employment law contexts.
- wheelchair rampsSloped paths for mobility devices
- screen readersSoftware vocalizing on-display content
- accessible restroomsFacilities with barrier-free entry
- ergonomic furnitureItems designed for bodily comfort
- disability rightsProtections for impaired individuals
braille signage · sign language interpreter · standing desks · FMLA · closed captioning · accessibility standards · accessibility · service animals · universal design · telecommute · job coach · anti-discrimination laws · reasonable · occupational therapy · modified · light duty · reduced hours · ADA
- Disability Rightsdisability rights, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, accessibility
- vocational rehabilitationjob placement, job coaching, job coach, employment services, job readiness
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- hearingear, cochlea, hearing loss, deaf, hearing test
- deaf servicesASL, sign language, speech therapist, deaf community, interpreter
- job assistancejob search, job placement, job boards, job fairs, job listings
workplace accommodationsworkplace barriers
Impediments to job success
employment discrimination · exclusion · inaccessibility · workplace discrimination · ableism
workplace accommodationsconstructive dismissal
Resignation compelled by employer
workplace accommodationsuniform standards
Consistent criteria applied universally