Situational assessment of the accommodation needs of employees who are visually impaired

Phillip Dr Rumrill; Richard T. Roessler; Jill C. Battersby-Longden; Bruce R. Schuyler

doi:10.1177/0145482x9809200107

Situational assessment of the accommodation needs of employees who are visually impaired

Phillip Dr Rumrill, Richard T. Roessler, Jill C. Battersby-Longden, Bruce R. Schuyler

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Abstract

In a study of the career maintenance needs of 35 employees with visual impairments (blindness or low vision) in Vermont and Massachusetts, barriers to job retention were assessed in four areas - accessibility of work sites, performance of essential functions, job mastery, and job satisfaction. This article presents the findings of the study and strategies for incorporating the survey that was used into a postemployment services framework.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	42-54
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness
Volume	92
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0145482x9809200107
State	Published - 1998

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The authors would like to thank the National Science Council of the Republic of China, Taiwan, for financially supporting this research under Contract No, 103-2622-B-007-002-CC2 . Ted Knoy is appreciated for his editorial assistance.

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Ophthalmology
Rehabilitation

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