Solutions:
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Alerting Devices
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Alternative Lighting
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Fall Protection
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Flexible Schedule
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Modified Break Schedule
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Padded Edging
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Personal Safety and Fall Alert Devices
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Protective Eyewear
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Rollators and Rolling Walkers
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Scooters
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Telework, Work from Home, Working Remotely
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Vehicle Rear Vision System
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
Fall Protection
Fall protection products can include roof anchors, helmets, harnesses, lanyards, lifelines, and rescue hoists. Fall protection products are generally durable, comfortable and meet OSHA and ANSI standards.
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.
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.
Padded Edging
Soft, protective padding used to cover posts, signs, walls and other surfaces to protect from injury.
Personal Safety and Fall Alert Devices
Personal safety and fall alert devices are available in a variety of products and services. Some products and services are activated when a person pushes a button on a watch, pendant, cell phone, or other device. These generally have a monthly service plan and connect the person with a call center operator. It may be necessary to contact vendors to learn more about available features -- such as alerting emergency contacts and/or 911; selecting automatic alerting options; or setting up appointment reminders.
Vendors and Products
AlertOne Services, LLC.
Starkey Hearing Technologies
Protective Eyewear
Protective eyewear includes safety glasses and/or goggles.
Vendors and Products
- Anti-Fog Chemical Splash/Impact Resistant Goggles, Clear Lens Color
- Anti-Fog Dust Goggle, Clear Lens Color
- Anti-Fog, Scratch-Resistant Chemical Splash/Impact Resistant Goggles, Clear Lens Color
- Grainger General Catelog
- Infrared Welding Flip-Up Lens, Shade 3
- OTG Uncoated Laser Safety Glasses with Light Magenta Lenses
- Rplmt Lens, Scratch-Resistant, Gold Mirror
- Wraparound Anti-Fog, Scratch-Resistant Laser Safety Glasses with Clear Lenses
Rollators and Rolling Walkers
Walkers fitted with wheels to allow for extra mobility and ease of movement.
Vendors and Products
Scooters
Scooters can be used by people with mobility impairments who do not need a wheelchair but who have difficulty walking for various reasons, such as fatigue or muscle weakness. Scooters come with a variety of options, such as baskets, armrests, plain or plush seats, and all-terrain capability.
Vendors and Products
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
Vehicle Rear Vision System
A vehicle rear vision system might be used as an accommodation when a worker's ability to hear and see the environment is compromised. For example, a worker who is deaf who needs to operate a vehicle in the workplace, such as a forklift, may find it beneficial to see behind them when a mirror is not being used.