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1. Consumer Perspectives on Service Provision for Workplace Accommodations
2. Work RERC
3. Workplace Accommodations (WA)
4. Consumer Perspectives of WA Provision from a National Survey
5. Purpose
6. Methods
7. Demographics
8. Demographics
9. Primary Condition
10. WA Prior to Assessment

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Consumer Perspectives on Service Provision for Workplace Accommodations

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Work RERC

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Workplace Accommodations (WA)

• WA are changes to the work environment or job tasks to facilitate participation in employment activities
• Types
  • General Access to Facility
  • Access to Individual Work Environment
  • Job Set Up / Adaptive Strategies

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Consumer Perspectives of WA Provision from a National Survey

• Over half (60%) of the respondents claim that their accommodations have continued to be useful, including 8% who continue to use their WA at a new job.
• 15% were fired or laid off because they could not get the accommodations necessary to do the work required
• 12% delayed starting a job while they waited for workplace accommodations

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Purpose

• Do people get workplace accommodations following recommendations?
• Who provides these WA?
• Is training provided?
• What happens over time?

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Methods

• Participants:
  • Received Georgia VR services and a WA assessment (1989-2001)
  • Employed or seeking employment
  • Age 18-57
• Phone Interviews with 53 Participants
• Data Analyzed with SPSS 14.0

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Demographics

• 60% Female
• 76% Caucasian, 24% African American
• Education:
  • 46% High school graduate or less
  • 44% College graduate or some college
  • 10% Beyond undergraduate degree

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Demographics

• Work History M=8.4 years, SD=7.1
• Number of Jobs Held M=2.0, SD=1.6

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Primary Condition

• Motor Impairment - 45% (n=23)
• Visual Impairment - 21% (n=11)
• Cognitive Impairment - 16% (n=8)
• Speech Impairment - 4% (n=2)
• Unspecified - 14% (n=7)

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WA Prior to Assessment

• Access to Individual Work Environment - 33 (19%)
• Workplace Facility Access - 7 (18%)
• Adaptive Strategies - 4 (13%)

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