Employment

The U.S. Department of Labor has a new tool that provides access to more than 700 accommodation ideas for workers with disabilities and their employers.

The Situations and Solutions Finder offers examples of workplace accommodations shared by users of the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a service of the department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy. Examples are from organizations large and small, across industries, and from the private and public sectors.

The tool allows users to filter and save results by disability, limitation and/or occupation. Developmental disability options include “Autism Spectrum,” “Intellectual Impairment,” “Learning Disability,” “Non-Verbal Learning Disability,” “Neurodiversity” and “Speech Impairment.”

After choosing the disability, a series of examples and solutions are offered.

The press release for the new tool notes that not all examples of accommodations “may be effective for every person or workplace, as accommodations are unique to each individual, but common patterns exist to assist employers and workers in assessing options.”

It also reports that a survey of JAN data from employers between 2019 and 2024 finds nearly half of reported accommodations for workers with disabilities can be made at no cost and that the median cost for those that require a one-time expense is $300.

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