This is an online course that is only available during specifically scheduled dates. Once registered and payment received, the Georgia Tech CATEA office (trainingcore@coa.gatech.edu) will contact you to provide course access instructions.

The course will provide an overview of work accommodations and home modifications for people with differing abilities and aging adults. It will include assistive technology (AT), accessible design, and universal design (UD) accommodations to help individuals achieve success in their environments. Participants will focus on the accommodation process, including assessing needs, identifying resources, and supplementing funding. Case studies will address functional limitations and frequently recommended accommodations. Students will learn the impact of environmental factors, general accommodation strategies and examples of commonly used technology that makes use of that strategy.

• Examine the background and history of workplace accommodations and home modifications
• Identify the differences between and practical applications of assistive technology, accessible design, and universal design for the workplace and home
• Understand the impact of policy and regulatory legislation on workplace accommodations and home modifications
• Recognize the importance of work and home accommodations
• Perform a basic needs assessment with an emphasis on task analysis through case studies
• Identify basic home/workplace accommodation strategies for people with cognitive, motor and sensory disabilities
• Learn how to facilitate the implementation process: service providers, contractors, funding, etc.

• Introduction to workplace accommodation and home modification: history, policy, and theory
• Approaches to workplace accommodations and home modification: assistive technology, accessible design and universal design
• Case studies of disability, design and accommodation
• What is a task analysis and how do you perform one?
• Lab: Group exercise -Task analysis and presentation
• Accommodation strategies for people with different types of disabilities
• Lab: Group exercise - applied strategies and presentation
• Resources: local, state and national providers and funding
• Lab: Group exercise - Developing and sharing resources
• Wrap up discussion

Attendees will each receive a handbook of slides, hard-copy handouts, resources for accommodations, accessible / universal design and assistive technology.

Chris Langston

• Claire Yang
• Karen Milchus
• Sarah Endicott
• Scott Haynes
• Traci Swartz

This is a required course for the Workplace Accommodations and Home Modifications Certificate.