Affiliations: Training and Research Institute for People with Disabilities, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Abstract: Job accommodation is an essential ingredient of employment for individuals with physical disabilities. Services such as supported employment have improved employment opportunities. However, rehabilitation practitioners encounter an increasingly varied and complex array of accommodation options from which to choose. This article describes the Job Accommodation System, a user-friendly tool that assists rehabilitation practitioners, employees, and employers to identify and implement job accommodations.
Keywords: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Assistive technology, Cognitive disability, Employment training specialist, Functional capacity, Job accommodation, Job analysis, Physical disability, Special education, Supported employment, Vocational rehabilitation
