Most workplace accommodations are determined by employers and/or the employees themselves. Unfortunately, these groups lack information about the full range of accommodation options that are available, and lack information about what options work best in which situations.

Work ACCESS is an easy-to-use workplace accommodation assessment system that helps employers and employees make more informed accommodation decisions.

• The system collects information about a person’s functional limitations, work tasks, and personal/environmental factors (e.g., uses a shared workstation).
• It uses decision trees developed through crowd sourcing to offer suggestions for appropriate accommodations.
• All possible accommodation matches are shown, and they may include policy changes, assistive technology, facility modifications, strategies, and/or universal features.
• The system recommends product types / features, rather than specific products, but provides external links for more information.
• Since the system is designed to be used by people who may not be familiar with workplace accommodations, it includes cautions that an outside expert should be consulted when an accommodation is more complex or has medical implications.