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Accommodations for workers with disabilities are required by law, and studies have shown that they can also help attract and retain valuable employees. Your organization made changes to its facilities to comply with legal requirements years ago. But creating a culture of accommodation for employees with disabilities goes well beyond simple changes to the physical workspace and adherence to the law. You now have the opportunity to improve accommodations, increase awareness within the organization about the issue, and educate employees about identifying and accommodating disabilities.

One of the problems your organization has in accommodating disabilities is consistency. Developing a written policy would help supervisors identify reasonable accommodations and outline procedures to follow for implementing them. Managers and workers could refer to the policy in case of uncertainty, and its availability would help increase awareness in the workplace. A written policy would also serve to document efforts on the part of management to adhere to legal requirements. Estimated cost for creating the policy and incorporating it into the employee manual is $1,000.

While the physical facilities were modified to adhere to the law, an evaluation of the workspace would help to identify areas that have fallen out of compliance and areas in need of improvement. If you do this, a consultant will perform the evaluation and report on needed changes. The cost for the evaluation and updates is expected to be $5,000.

The employees themselves are key to creating a culture of accommodation for disabilities. While applicants cannot be tested for disabilities before hiring, by identifying disabilities in new hires and making changes to the training of new employees, workers that need accommodations can be identified early on and become productive more quickly. Not all disabilities are physical or apparent, so adding a module on disabilities to the supervisor and manager training will help them respond to requests for accommodation. An update of training materials to include a module on disabilities will cost $3,000.

You may choose zero or more of the options. The one-time costs will be applied against your budget next quarter.

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1. Develop a written policy on disabilities. (Cost: $1,000)

2. Improve physical facilities. (Cost: $5,000)

3. Modify hiring procedures to identify employees with disabilities. (Cost: none)

4. Add a disabilities module to training programs. (Cost: $3,000)