Healthcare
A service sector that is commonly the source of job accommodations is healthcare. The jobs in this sector are varied, but often accommodations involved those who are in direct patient care. Numerous types of equipment are available to accommodate those with motor, mobility, hearing, vision, and cognitive losses who work in healthcare. For these types of situations, a job accommodation may involve modifying the way an essential job function is typically done and can include purchasing one or more pieces of equipment. Here are some examples of equipment that JAN suggests for these situations. For additional information, visit JAN's other resources under A to Z and use JAN's Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR) or contact JAN directly for what you are needing.
- Accessible Laboratory Equipment
- Accessible Telephones
- Adjustable Exam Tables
- Adjustable Massage Tables
- Adjustable Pedicure Chairs
- Adult Changing Tables
- Amplified Stethoscopes and Related Products
- Automatic Door Openers
- Bath Chairs
- Blood Pressure Monitors
- Chairs and Stools for Medical Services
- Clean Room Gloves
- Clean Room Mats
- Clean Room Stools
- Clear Face Masks
- Color Vision Deficiency Information & Products
- Cut and Puncture Resistant Gloves and Sleeves
- Dental and Surgical Instruments
- Examination and Procedures Chair
- Forward Leaning Chairs
- Gooseneck and Other Telephone Holders
- Grip Aids
- Head-mounted Magnifiers
- Janitorial Carts
- Large Display Thermometers
- Latex Free Products and Supplies
- Lifters and Carriers for Mobility Aids
- Linen Carts
- Magnification (Hand or Stand)
- Magnified Tweezers
- Microscope Headrests
- Mop Buckets
- Mops and Mop Handles
- Motorized Carts
- Multi-Purpose Carts
- One-Hand Syringes
- Outgoing Voice Amplification - Telephone
- Patient Lifts (General)
- PC Scopes
- Personal Air Cleaner (Neckworn)
- Pill Bottle Openers
- Pill Counters
- Pipettes
- Pool Lifts
- Portable Ramps
- Power Assist for Manual Wheelchairs
- Power Lift IV Stands
- Powered Bath Lifts
- Prism Glasses/Bed Spectacles
- Protective Eyewear
- Respirator Masks
- Rollators and Rolling Walkers
- Scooters
- Self-propelled Gurney
- Shoulder Rests for Telephone Handsets
- Stair Lifts
- Stand-lean Stools
- Staple Removers
- Sweepers
- Swimming and Pool Equipment
- Syringe Magnifier
- Syringes
- Talking Bar Code Scanner/Reader
- Talking Blood Glucose Monitors
- Talking Blood Pressure Monitors
- Talking Calculators
- Talking Prescription Labels and Bottles
- Talking Scales
- Talking Tape Measures
- Talking Thermometers
- Telephone Amplification
- Telephone Clarity
- Telephone Flasher
- Telephone Light Sensor
- Timers and Watches
- Transfer Aids
- Transfer Sheets
- Tweezers
- Vein Finders
- Wearable Anti-fatigue Matting
- Writing Aids
- Writing Guides
For additional information on JAN case studies related to these fields, see JAN's Accommodating Employees in Health Care Fields and Accommodating Employees in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) Fields.