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Communicating with Coworkers or Supervisors
People with learning disabilities may have difficulty communicating with coworkers or supervisors. For people with LD, poor communication may be the result of undeveloped social skills, lack of experience/exposure in the workforce, shyness, intimidation, behavior disorders, or low self-esteem. Accommodations may include:

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Providing detailed day-to-day guidance and feedback

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Offering positive reinforcement

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Providing clear expectations and the consequences of not meeting expectations

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Giving assignments verbally, in writing, or both, depending on what would be most beneficial to the employee

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Establishing long term and short term goals for employee

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Adjusting supervisory method by modifying the manner in which conversations take place, meetings are conducted, or discipline is addressed

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Provide sensitivity training to promote disability awareness

Small Triangle Blue Bullet If feasible, allow employee to work from home

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Help employee "learn the ropes" by provide a mentor

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Make employee attendance at social functions optional

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Allow employee to transfer to another workgroup, shift, or department


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Accommodations are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If you need additional information or would like to discuss the information presented here, contact JAN directly.

SOAR is brought to you by the Job Accommodation Network, a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.
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