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Zwerling, C., Whitten, P., Sprince, N., Davis, C., Wallace, R., Blanck, P., & Heeringa, S. (2003). Workplace Accommodations for People with Disabilities: National Interview Survey Disability Supplement 1994-1995. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 45, May 2003.
Abstract
Using data from the National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement 1994-1995 (NHIS-D), this study examined the nature of workplace accommodations in the American workforce and factors associated with the provision of such accommodations. The study sample included over 4.900 working-age individuals with disabilities who were employed or self-employed.
About 16% percent of individuals reported needing workplace accommodations, and the majority of these received accommodations from their employers. The most frequently reported accommodations were accessible parking or transportation, adapted workstations, elevators, and handrails and ramps. Fewer than 1% reported receiving PAS, and a slightly higher number reported needing this accommodation.
Individuals with the most severe impairments, or with a wide range of impairments, were the most likely to receive accommodations. Those with higher incomes, full-time workers, college graduates, older workers, and women were also more likely to receive accommodations. Conversely, those with certain disabilities such as severe hearing problems, mental health problems, major depression and alcohol abuse were less likely to receive accommodations. While the NHIS data were limited by the use of self-reporting on level of impairment and use of accommodation, the large sample size allowed the study to examine a large number of potential predictors of workplace accommodations.
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