Deficits in Organizational Skills, Memory, and Time Management
  • Day Planners
  • Electronic organizers/schedulers
  • Software organizers with/without highlighting capabilities
  • LCD Watches, data bank watches, timers, counters, alarms
  • Personal Information Managers (P.I.M.S.) (e.g. "palm pilot")
  • Electronic mail (E-mail) for memory deficits
Managing the Physical Environment
  • Room enclosures/cubicles to reduce auditory and visual distractions
  • Private office space
  • Use of "white noise" by using a sound soother/environmental sound machine
  • Use of colored files, folders
  • Mapping the workspace/office
Accommodation Examples For Learning Disabilities

A custodian was assigned several duties and had trouble remembering. As an accommodation, she was assigned only one task at a time. She also had difficulty reading the job postings. As an accommodation, when a position was open, it was brought to her attention rather then relying on her to read the written job postings. These accommodations were no cost to the employer.

A police officer had a learning disability and was diagnosed with an expressive writing disorder. As an accommodation, the police officer was allowed extra time to take examinations. He was also provided with a dictionary to use while taking the examination. These accommodations were at no cost to the employer.