Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities discusses workplace accommodations

Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google LIMA, OH (WLIO) — Simple changes to workplace practices could help companies hire and retain hard-working employees with disabilities. Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities spoke to the West Central Ohio Safety Council about making reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. Those accommodations could include a modified work schedule to allow employees to attend medical appointments, restructuring a job to adapt to a person's disability or modifying company policies that could affect a person's ability to do their job. By making simple accommodations, companies could add valued employees who can be a great asset to their organizations. 'And actually, retention because there are many people who have invisible disabilities. We don't always know somebody has a disability and it's important to retain our employees as well,' says Shelly Burkhart, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities. For more information about making workplaces more accessible for people with disabilities, visit the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities website.