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Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Device
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Flexible Schedule
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Outgoing Voice Amplification - Telephone
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Personal On-Site Paging Devices
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Protective Eyewear
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Telework, Work from Home, Working Remotely
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Voice Amplification
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Device
Communication aids provide communication access to people who have speech, hearing, or cognitive impairments. By typing words and sentences or touching pictures and symbols, an individual who has no speech or limited ability to speak can communicate through text, synthesized speech, or a prerecorded voice. Communication devices can be used to communicate in situations involving personal communication, groups, or the telephone.
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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.
Outgoing Voice Amplification - Telephone
Products that amplify outgoing speech while using the telephone. Products may include telephones having adjustable outgoing voice amplification, or personal, portable voice amplifiers that work with a telephone.
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.
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Protective Eyewear
Protective eyewear includes safety glasses and/or goggles.
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- 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
- 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
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.
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Voice Amplification
A voice amplifier might be used as an accommodation for an individual who has difficulty speaking loudly enough to be heard in noisy environments or who has a medical need to speak softly due to voice limitations. Amplifiers can be personal, portable, hand-held or body worn systems, or large area sound field or public address systems.