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Overall, 15% of Americans ages 65 and older are currently working or actively seeking work. From 2000–2015 the U.S. labor force of workers over age 54 is anticipated to grow at four times the rate of the rest of the labor force [1]. As people age, they can experience changes in functional abilities such as vision, hearing, and mobility. Workplace accommodations can be used to facilitate job task performance, particularly for people who experience functional difficulties. While workplace accommodations are often considered for persons with disabilities, older workers who have slowly developed functional difficulties over time may not be considered in workplace accommodations. The purpose of this study was to determine differences in the number and types of workplace accommodations received by older workers (65+) and younger workers (<65 years old) with disabilities. Preliminary data analysis revealed that workplace accommodations were provided for access to the individual work environment (71%), for access to the workplace facility (16%) and changes in job set up (13%). People of various age groups, regardless of type of functional limitation often reported receiving no accommodations. For example those with visual impairments ages 18–55, ages 56–64, and ages 65+ reported “no accommodations 12%, 17%, and 50% respectively. The most frequently reported accommodations for visual impairment over all were reading guides (12%), electronic documents (9%), and scanner (9%). However those ages 65+ did not report using any of these accommodations.
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