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Alerting Devices
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Alternative Lighting
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Applications (apps)
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Apps for Memory
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Behavior Modification Techniques
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Calendars and Planners
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Cubicle Doors, Shields, and Shades
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Electronic Organizers
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Environmental Sound Machines / Tinnitus Maskers / White Noise Machines
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Flexible Schedule
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Full Spectrum or Natural Lighting Products
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Job Coaches
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Job Restructuring
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Marginal Functions
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Modified Break Schedule
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Noise Canceling Headsets
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Personal On-Site Paging Devices
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Professional Organizers
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Sound Absorption and Sound Proof Panels
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Task Separation
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Telework, Work from Home, Working Remotely
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Timers and Watches
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Uninterrupted "Off" Work Time
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Verbal Cues
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Visual Schedulers
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Worksite Redesign / Modified Workspace
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Written Instructions
Alerting Devices
Alerting devices can be used to notify a person who is deaf or hard of hearing to sounds in the environment. An individual can be alerted to sounds like a telephone ringing, a doorbell or an emergency alarm through vibration or a light signal. A transmitter detects certain sounds and then sends a signal to a receiver that vibrates or blinks a light.
Vendors and Products
- Additional Doorbell Transmitter for Alertmaster Series
- AlertMaster AL10 Clock-Vibrator-Doorbell System
- AlertMaster AL12 Remote Receiver
- All-In-One Alarm Clock
- Bellman Visit Alarm Clock-Receiver
- Bellman Visit Door Entering Contact Mat
- Bellman Visit Portable Receiver
- Bellman Visit Pushbutton Transmitter
- Care Home Alerting Solution
- ClearSounds ClearRing 95dB Amplified Ring Signaler
- Krown Door Knocker 125
- Legacy Silent Call Carbon Monoxide Transmitter
- Replacement Door Knock Transmitter
- SafeAwake Smoke Alarm Aid with Bed Shaker
- SEC100 Sonic-Connect 1 Strobe Alert Device for PCs
- Serene CentralAlert Wireless Notification System
- SHH - Do Not Wake the Baby Kit - 318 MHz
- Silent Call Signature Series TransMATTer Floor Mat
- Silent Call Telephone Transmitter
- Sonic Blink- Receiver with Strobe Alert
- The Emergency Caller
- The Invisible Clock II
- Wander Alarm
- Weather Alert Radio with S.A.M.E. Local Alerts
- Wireless Wander Alarm for Doors or Windows
- Zenith Wireless Strobe and Chime Door Alert
Alternative Lighting
Alternative lighting, such as incandescent lighting and LED light fixtures provide adequate task light without harmful UV radiation. LED lights are becoming more widely available. Contact the following companies for information regarding these products:
Vendors and Products
Applications (apps)
Vendors and Products
- AACSpeechBuddy
- Ablah
- Ablah HD
- Addicaid
- Alexicom AAC
- Anxiety
- Awesome Note
- BARD Mobile
- Brainwaves
- ClariaZoom
- Color Grab (color detection)
- Dictionary.com
- Eating D
- EZSpeechPro
- Forest
- Hatchi - A retro virtual pet
- iMood Journal
- Jourvie
- Mathspace
- Mathway
- MBraille
- MyScript Calculator
- Nature Sounds Relax and Sleep
- Operation Reach Out
- Recoverize
- Sero
- Skin Deep App
- Smiling Mind
- SoberTool Sober Time Counter
- Sounds: The Pronunciation App
- Talk Space
- TapTapSee - Blind & Visually Impaired Camera
- TextDetective
- AA Speakers to Go
- aacorn
- AACSpeechBuddy
- Ablah
- Ablah HD
- Accessible Literacy Learning (ALL)
- Addicaid
- Adjective Remix
- Aeir Talk
- Alarmed ~ Reminders + Timers
- Alexicom AAC
- AnxietyCoach
- Ariadne GPS
- AroundMe
- Audio Archery - Archery for your Ears
- Audiobooks for iPhone
- Awesome Note
- BARD Mobile
- Be My Eyes
- BlindSquare
- Brainwaves
- Categories Learning Center
- ClaroSpeak
- Click n' Talk
- Custom Boards
- Diabetes App Lite
- Dictionary.com
- Digit-Eyes
- Downcast
- Dragon Search
- Dysphagia2Go
- Expressive
- EZSpeechPro
- Field Guide to Life: Expert Guidance for Staying Clean and Sober
- Fleksy
- Flip Writer AAC
- Fluency Tracker
- Forest
- Go-Togethers
- Hatchi - A retro virtual pet
- House of Learning
- iBooks
- iCatcher! Podcast Player
- iCommunicate
- iMood Journal
- iName it
- iPractice Verbs
- Is that Silly?
- It's My Future iPad App
- iYomube
- Journal of Eating Disorders
- King of Dragon Pass
- Language Adventures Pro
- Language Builder From Stages
- Light Detector
- lire (Full-text RSS)
- Lumen Trails GTD Organizer
- Math Ref
- Mathspace
- MBraille
- Mental Illness
- MUDRammer - A Modern MUD Client
- MyScript Calculator
- NA Speakers
- NantMobile Money Reader
- NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile
- ooTunes Radio - Recording and Alarm Clock!
- Operation Reach Out
- Papa Sangre
- Papa Sangre II
- recoveryBox Addiction Recovery Toolbox
- Sendero GPS LookAround
- Sero
- Sero (formerly iBlink Radio)
- Skin Deep App
- SLP Goal Bank
- Smiling Mind
- So2Speak
- Sounds: The Pronunciation App
- Speech Trainer 3D
- Talk Space
- TapTapSee - Blind & Visually Impaired Camera
- TextDetective
- Westminster Chimes
- WH Question Cards: Who, What, When, Where, Why
- What a color?
- WolframAlpha
Apps for Memory
Behavior Modification Techniques
The use of basic learning techniques, such as conditioning, biofeedback, reinforcement, or aversion therapy, to alter human behavior. A form of psychotherapy that uses basic learning techniques to modify maladaptive behavior patterns by substituting new responses to given stimuli for undesirable ones. Also called behavioral therapy and/or behavior modification.
Calendars and Planners
Calendars and planners that can be used for keeping track of deadlines and other important information.
Vendors and Products
Cubicle Doors, Shields, and Shades
Attachments for office cubicles to enhance privacy and reduce external noise.
Electronic Organizers
Electronic organizers are electronic devices, such as PDA's, that allow an individual to download important information such as names, phone numbers, email address and dates. They might have alarms/cues that will remind the individual of datelines, meetings, and so on.
Environmental Sound Machines / Tinnitus Maskers / White Noise Machines
Environmental sound machines, also known as sound conditioners, help block out extraneous noises that are often found to be distracting. They can also be used to reduce stress in the work environment. Devices can include those that create persistent masking sound to relieve stress from tinnitus and otherwise drown out unwanted sounds.
Vendors and Products
Flexible Schedule
Employees who experience limitations in concentration may need a flexible schedule in order to work optimally during hours of increased attentiveness. Flexible schedules can also be used to have a period of mental rest in order to refocus and reorient into his/her work. Examples of a flexible schedule would be adjusting starting and ending times of the workday, combining regularly scheduled breaks to create one extended break or dividing large breaks into smaller segments, and allowing work to be completed during hours when the employee is most mentally alert.
Full Spectrum or Natural Lighting Products
Individuals who experience eye strain or fatigue may benefit from natural light. If it is not possible to situate the worker near a natural light source, alternative lighting may be an accommodation solution. Full Spectrum Lighting or Full Spectrum Light Filters (for covering fluorescent lighting) may reduce glare from overhead lights by simulating a natural light source and blocking ultraviolet rays. To learn more about this type of lighting and to select an appropriate lighting source for the situation, please contact the following vendors and manufacturers.
Vendors and Products
Job Coaches
Job coaches are individuals who specialize in assisting individuals with disabilities to learn and accurately carry out job duties. Job coaches provide one-on-one training tailored to the needs of the employee. They may first do a job analysis to identify the job duties, followed by developing a specific plan as to how they can best train the employee to work more and more on his/her own until completely self-sufficient and able to perform job duties accurately and effectively without assistance.
Vendors and Products
111 Staffing
ADD Coach Academy
ADD Consults
ADDed Dimension Coaching
ADHD Coaches Organization
International Coach Federation
Life Strengths
Omni Advocacy Services, Inc.
The Coach Connection, LLC
Thrive with ADD
Job Restructuring
Job restructuring is a form of reasonable accommodation which enables many qualified individuals with disabilities to perform jobs effectively. Job restructuring as a reasonable accommodation may involve reallocating or redistributing the marginal functions of a job. However, an employer is not required to reallocate essential functions of a job as a reasonable accommodation. Essential functions, by definition, are those that a qualified individual must perform, with or without an accommodation.
An employer may exchange marginal functions of a job that cannot be performed by a person with a disability for marginal job functions performed by one or more other employees.
Although an employer is not required to reallocate essential job functions, it may be a reasonable accommodation to modify the essential functions of a job by changing when or how they are done.
Marginal Functions
The modification and/or removal of marginal functions from a position is an example of a reasonable accommodation. Essential functions are those job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation.
From The ADA: Your Responsibilities as an Employer by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -
Factors to consider in determining if a function is essential include:
whether the reason the position exists is to perform that function,
the number of other employees available to perform the function or among whom the performance of the function can be distributed, and
the degree of expertise or skill required to perform the function.
Your judgment as to which functions are essential, and a written job description prepared before advertising or interviewing for a job will be considered by EEOC as evidence of essential functions. Other kinds of evidence that EEOC will consider include:
the actual work experience of present or past employees in the job,
the time spent performing a function,
the consequences of not requiring that an employee perform a function, and
the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
Modified Break Schedule
Some employees can benefit from taking their breaks at a different rate than what may be considered standard by their employer to accomodate certain conditions, symptoms and habits they have in order to perform their job at their optimal level.
Noise Canceling Headsets
Noise canceling headsets and headphones designed for listening tasks use a combination of passive soundproofing and type of technology called active noise control to reduce exposure to unwanted background noise and improve the signal to noise ration when listening to music or another sound source through the headset. Headphones and headsets of this type usually have a small battery door built into one of the ear cups.
When purchasing a noise canceling headset, be sure that you are purchasing the correct type for the task at hand. Some headsets that are advertised as having noise canceling microphones are intended for speaking rather than listening tasks. These only have noise cancellation in the microphone portion of the headset and do not have a battery on the ear cup.
Vendors and Products
- Beats Studio3 Wireless Headphones
- Bose® - QuietComfort® 25 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® Headphones (SMSG)
- Sennheiser - HD 4.50 BTNC Wireless Over-the-Ear Noise Canceling Headphones
- Sony - Noise-Canceling Over-the-Ear Headphones
- Sony - WH-1000XM3 Wireless Noise Canceling Over-the-Ear Headphones with Google Assistant
Personal On-Site Paging Devices
A personal on-site paging device transmits a signal from the base transmitter to a receiver (the pager) through vibration and/or a numerical code display. These are local paging systems that work within a specified area.
Vendors and Products
Professional Organizers
Assistants or companies that can help an individual with organization or developing organizational skills.
Sound Absorption and Sound Proof Panels
Most noise that is transmitted through a wall from one side to the other is airborne; this includes sounds made by TVs, stereos, voices and loud music, especially bass. This noise can be quite loud if the sound source is close to the wall. By soundproofing the party or common wall, the sound produced on your side will stay on your side and little or no noise from the other side will pass through. You can achieve wall soundproofing by installing our noise blocking products for walls. Another common noise problem is absorbing sound and reducing echo or reverberation within a room. You can achieve an acoustically enhanced room by installing our sound absorbing products for walls to improve acoustics.
Vendors and Products
Task Separation
Telework, Work from Home, Working Remotely
Telework, within certain fields, can be an excellent alternative for employees who have conditions that make it difficult for them to leave their home or reliably travel to a place of work. Employers should consider if a job can be made compatible with telework for their employees and communicate their expectations and requirement for the job to be performed out of home. Allowing work from home during worksite or office construction; extremely hot, cold, or inclement weather; or parking renovations could be a reasonable accommodation.
Vendors and Products
Timers and Watches
Watches and other devices with programmable alarms and timer programs.
Vendors and Products
Uninterrupted "Off" Work Time
Verbal Cues
Individuals with memory deficits may benefit from verbal cueing and reminders to help them remember important tasks, updates, daily chores, taking medication, etc.
Visual Schedulers
Programs and apps that allow for a visual representation of scheduled tasks and activities.
Worksite Redesign / Modified Workspace
Redesigning a worksite as an accommodation can include moving a workstation closer to a break room, restroom, office equipment, or employee parking lot; duplicating work materials in a workspace; teleconferencing into meetings; having others report to the employee physically; or communicating in an alternative way (instant messaging, pager, texting, or telephone).
Modifying a workspace for an employee who experiences limitations in concentration can help limit or even eliminate both auditory and visual distractions. These modifications can include relocating employees to private area away from high traffic areas, reducing clutter in the employee’s work environment, redesigning an employee’s workspace to minimize visual distractions, and providing higher cubicle walls and/or cubicle doors.
Written Instructions
Some individuals benefit from having directions and other instructions provided in writing. Example of this would include communicating through email when possible, providing transcripts of meetings, using agendas for trainings, and having checklists for tasks that need completed.