Presentation for the 2013 Facing the Future Conference

1. 21st Century
Technology
Supports for Job
Accommodations
Mike Marotta, ATP

2. Who are we????
Advancing Opportunities
• 20 + Years
• Mobile assistive
technology services
• Serves individuals
with all disabilities
• Diversity of staff
• Technology Lending
Center

3. Current Disability Employment Statistics
From Office of Disability Employment Policy/DOL website
February 2012
Labor Force Participation
People with disabilities:
19.9%
People without disabilities:
69.2%
Unemployment Rate
People with disabilities:
15.8%
People without disabilities:
8.4%

4. Assistive
Technology
can help
employees
reach their
goals!

6. The SETT Framework
S = Skills
E = Environment
T = Tasks
T = Tools
Adapted from Joy
Zabala, www.joyzabala.com

7. Job Analysis
WHAT an employee does
HOW is the work done?
WHY is the work done?
HOW OFTEN is the work done?
HOW MUCH TIME is spent doing tasks?
WHAT ABILITIES or skills are needed?
WHERE is the work done?

8. Accommodation Hierarchy
Design and fabricate custom devices
Use commercially available products in creative ways.
Combine technologies not typically used together.
Modify existing commercially available products.
Use commercially available products
Find alternative way to complete task

9. Accommodation Hierarchy
• Find an alternative
way of doing the task
– Examples
• Job Restructuring
• Sharing of job
responsibilities
• Part time or modified
work hours
• Reassignment to a
vacant position

10. Accommodation Hierarchy
• Use commercially
available products
Workstation Ergonomics

11. Accommodation Hierarchy
• Use commercially
available products
Computer Access

12. Accommodation Hierarchy
• Use commercially
available products
iPOD recorders
Livescribe Pulse Pen
Note Taking

13. Dedicated Netbooks Smart Software
eReaders & Phones &
Tablets Apps
Mobile Tech Options

14. Why use “Everyday Technologies”
as Assistive Technology?
• Easy access- they are out there
• Easier to support- family, other
people know the basics
• More socially acceptable

15. Hardware Options

16. Hardware Options
All Smartphones –built-in Apps
• Calendar with alarm
• To Do List
• Voice Recorder
• Contacts
• Photos
• Videos

17. Hardware Options

18. Hardware Options

19. Hardware Options
E Readers
 Tablet vs. E Ink
 File Formats

20. Accommodation Hierarchy
• Use commercially
available products
• Learning Ally
• Bookshare.org
• Audible.com
• Speakonia (FREE!)
– www.speakonia.com
Auditory Text

21. Accommodation Hierarchy
• Use commercially
available products
ReadPlease
(www.readplease.com )
Free; must select
text with
mouse, copy and
paste into Read
Please’s window
Free Text Reader

22. Case Study - Peter
• Works as a car
salesman
• Job responsibility:
He must complete
sales transactions
from beginning to
end
Scan and Read Software

23. Accommodation Hierarchy
• Use commercially
available products
Voice Recognition

24. The Process of Writing with
Voice..
Think Compose
Edit Talk
Check Read (Fonner)
Voice Recognition

25. Accommodation Hierarchy
• Use commercially available products in
creative ways

26. Case Study - Eddie
• Works at the NJ
State Aquarium
• Job responsibility:
He is a “greeter”;
he welcomes visitors
and provides
directions to
exhibits.

27. Case Study – Eddie
The problem…..
Back side
too narrow
for power
Entrance wheelchair
wide
enough for
power
wheelchair
• Information Desk

28. Case Study - Eddie
The solution…
• Information Desk

29. Accommodation Hierarchy
• Modify existing commercially available
products

30. Case Study - Kathleen
• Provides
Information &
Referral telephone
services
• Accommodations:
– ErgoQuest Desk &
Chair
– Custom made swivel
base

31. Case Study - Kathleen

32. Accommodation Hierarchy
• Design and fabricate custom devices

33. Cost of Job Accommodations
Statistics from the Job Accommodation Network
12% of accommodations cost more than $1000
88% of accommodations cost less than $1000
Of these $1000 or less:
31% = No cost
19% = $1 - $50
19% = $51 - $500
31% = $501 - $1000

34. Questions /
comments
Contact Info
Mike Marotta, ATP
Assistant Director
Assistive Technology Services
email: mmarotta@advopps.org
twitter: @mmatp

35. See you on ?????
For Part 2 of this training!
Assistive Technology Services
(888) 322-1918
www.cpofnj.org