Facts About Job Accommodations

Job accommodations are usually not expensive. Seventy-one percent of job accommodations suggested by JAN cost less than $500.

Sixty-nine percent of people with disabilities do not need special equipment to do their jobs effectively (N.O.D. Harris Survey of Americans with Disabilities, 1994).

Job accommodations can reduce workers' compensation and other insurance costs.

Job accommodations can increase the pool of qualified employees.

Job accommodations may be as simple as a rearrangement of equipment.

Job accommodations can create opportunities for persons with functional limitations.