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Workplace accommodations: evidence based outcomes.

Helen A Schartz1, D J Hendricks, Peter Blanck

  • 1Law, Health Policy and Disability Center, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, IA, USA.

Work (Reading, Mass.)
|December 7, 2006
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Workplace accommodations for people with disabilities are often low-cost, beneficial, and effective. An inclusive cost-benefit analysis, considering direct and indirect factors, supports this finding for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Area of Science:

  • Rehabilitation Psychology
  • Disability Studies
  • Human Resources Management

Background:

  • Meaningful employment for individuals with disabilities hinges on workplace accommodations, a key provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
  • Empirical evidence on the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of these accommodations remains limited, with prior research primarily focusing on direct expenses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for and apply an inclusive cost-benefit analysis framework for workplace accommodations.
  • To incorporate both direct and indirect costs and benefits, distinguishing disability-specific costs from general employee expenses.
  • To evaluate preliminary data from employers interacting with the Job Accommodation Network (JAN).

Main Methods:

  • Development of an inclusive cost-benefit analysis model for workplace accommodations.

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  • Application of this model to preliminary interview data from employers who consulted the Job Accommodation Network (JAN).
  • Analysis focused on differentiating accommodation-related costs from standard operational expenses.

    • Main Results:

    • Preliminary findings indicate that workplace accommodations are generally low in cost.
    • Accommodations demonstrate significant benefits and high effectiveness in enabling employment.
    • The inclusive analysis provides a more comprehensive understanding of accommodation value.

    Conclusions:

    • Workplace accommodations, when analyzed inclusively, represent a low-cost, high-benefit strategy.
    • The findings support the effectiveness of accommodations in facilitating employment for individuals with disabilities.
    • This inclusive approach offers a robust method for evaluating the return on investment for accommodations.