Veterans with Disabilities
Cost of Accommodation for People with Disabilities
- A fall 2005 survey of employers and individuals with disabilities found that the median cost of accommodations was only $600.
- The Able Trust Employer Attitude Study demonstrated:
- 73% of businesses reported that their employees with disabilities did not require accommodations
- 61% said that average costs of accommodation were $500 or less
- 29% said $100 or less
- Seventy-two percent of individuals with disabilities reported that their accommodation was made at no cost.
- The Society for Human Resource Managers (SHRM) provides a business case for diversity that links success to a diverse workforce. Employer Assistance & Recruiting Nancy Earp, who has managed facilities for 15+ years in the Fort Worth/Tarrant area of Texas, said that the cost of many accommodations is negligible or the accommodation is required by ADA rules for all companies anyway. When any new employee has any kind of special need, Ms. Earp meets with the employee and the employee´s supervisor. The three of them discuss special needs and plan accommodations. Lighting, desk height, and special telephones or computer keyboards head the list of the most common accommodations and the average cost is less than $500.
