Job Accommodation Network's
Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR)

People with learning disabilities might have difficulty with the cognitive or the physical process of writing. In addition, people with learning disabilities might have difficulty spelling, which can manifest itself in letter reversals, letter transposition, omission of letters or words, or illegible handwriting. People with learning disabilities may have difficulty with the physical process of writing. It may be difficult to fill in blanks, bubble in dots, line up numbers or words in a column, on a line, or within a margin. Handwriting may be illegible. Some possible job functions include:

Transfer from one medium to another

Write, report, and document

Spell

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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.