Discussion: Accommodations

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2016-07-26T23:36:06-06:00

Hey everyone, I'm dealing with a situation I thought maybe some of you could help with. Its a supported employment question. I have a client who wants to do clerical work, he has a BA in history from Brooklyn College, and is a pretty pleasant person once you get to know him. I am currently working with him at an internship placement in an office environment. Two major barriers he struggles with are: he has illegible hand writing, and he speaks very quickly making it hard to understand him unless you tell him constantly to slow down. Today I emailed his ACCESS-VR counselor and asked her if ACCESS would provide OT services to help with the hand writing/speech issues, or if they would provide some kind of technology, possibly a lap top that he could bring to a job site to use to type everything as opposed to writing and this was her response.

"I think referring him for OT for the handwriting is a great idea. I know Acces has paid for OT services in the past, but not often because most of our consumers have Medicaid, which I think he has, so he can look into Medicaid paying for the OT, but he will need a referral from an MD. And speech therapy might also help with his rapid speech. In terms of the computer, I think it is highly unlikely that Acces would provide a laptop due to his handwriting issues. It might make more sense for him to get his own tablet which would be more portable and that he can use in general."

Any suggestions??

Thanks!

Bernadette