Workplace Accommodations R&D Digest - News Archive

Issue Contents
April 2008
  • Work Accommodations for STEM Educators
  • "Building Comfortable Environments for All" Conference
  • National Engineering Design Challenge Winners Announced
  • Policy Updates: The Community Choice Act of 2007, UPS Deaf Drivers Case, Class Action Suit brought by Disabled Veterans, Wireless Devices and People with Disabilities
January 2008
  • Delphi Study on Policy to Support Workplace Accommodations
  • Workplace Accommodation Wizard Assessment Tool
  • Work RERC Web Cast Series
  • Policy Updates: ADA Restoration Act, New Legislation Effecting Veterans, Presidential Candidate Views on Disabilities, ODEP and CVS to Develop Best Practice Models
September 2007
  • Supine Workstation Project: Data Analysis Begins
  • Work RERC to Partner with NISH for JWOD/JETS National Engineering Design Challenge for High School Students
  • Workplace RERC Web Cast Series
  • Policy Update
June 2007
  • Limited Manual Dexterity Anthropometry Study
  • Workplace Assessments: A How To Guide - Two-part web course in July
  • Join the CATEA Consumer Network (CCN)
December 2006
  • Universal Design in the Workplace - Manufacturing
  • Back By Popular Demand – Telework Web Course
  • Join the CATEA Consumer Network (CCN)
September 2006
  • Personas as a Tool For Universal Design
  • Continuing Education: Web Courses on Telework
  • Useful Publications and Other Resources
June 2006
  • Accessibility Study of Secondary Office Spaces
  • User Needs Analysis Reveals Workpace Accommodation Recommendations
March 2006
  • Opportunities for Involvement
  • Recent Presentations
  • Resources and Events
  • AT in the Workplace
December 2005
  • Supine Computer Workstation Tested
  • Case Examples of Workplace Accommodations
October/November 2005
  • Job Satisfaction & Productivity and Accessibility of Support Spaces in Office Buildings
  • Study on Educators with a Disability
  • Disability Employment Awareness Month Announcements
July/September 2005
  • User Needs Survey - Preliminary Findings
  • Prosthetic Wrist Unit Study
  • Workplace Accommodations: State of the Science Conference
April/June 2005
  • Training on Workplace Accommodations - Survey Results
  • OPM Regulations Regarding Federal Job Applicants
  • NCD Report on Emergency Planning
  • AT in the Workplace (Mobility Mate, CursorXP, Stickies)
January/February 2005
  • Development of an Accessible Retail Checkstand
  • NIH Centers on Demography of Aging
  • EEOC and Northwest Airlines Settle Discrimination Suit
  • NCD Report: Progress of Disability Policy
  • AT in the Workplace (Dragon NaturallySpeaking V8.0, ScanTELL)
November/December 2004
  • AudioMORPH Screen Reading Tool
  • AT Act of 2004 Approved
  • UPS Faces Lawsuit for Intentional Disability Discrimination
  • AT in the Workplace (myReader, Cell Phone-Based Screen Readers)
October 2004
  • Accessible CNC Machinery Project
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month Announcements
August 2004
  • Supine Workstation
June 2004
  • Events & Announcements
December 2003
  • Trends in Workplace Accommodations
November 2003
  • Events & Announcements
Nov.2002 - Oct.2003
  • Events & Announcements

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