Feeling/Sensing

Individuals may have feeling/sensing limitations that stem from a variety of medical impairments. Feeling and sensing limitations can refer to numbness, tingling, and/or weakness in the hands and fingers. Accommodation ideas usually involve providing equipment and workstation supports.

• Implement ergonomic workstation features such as articulating keyboard trays, forearm supports, writing aids, or grip aids to reduce the loss of feeling/sensing
• Provide alternative keyboards, expanded keyboards, alternative mice, or speech recognition software to assist in enabling computer access when feeling in the hands or fingers is limited
• Provide auto-dialers, gooseneck or other telephone holders, hands-free telephones, headsets, or speech recognition integration to assist in enabling telephone access when feeling in the hands or fingers is limited
• Provide options such as workstation space heaters, heated clothing, heated gloves, or heated ergonomic computer products if exposure to cold temperatures increases the likelihood of feeling being lost
• Provide options such as anti-vibration gloves, anti-vibration tool wraps, or anti-vibration seats if prolonged use of vibrating motorized equipment increases the likelihood of feeling being lost
• Allow periodic rest breaks to help regain feeling throughout the workday if it is lost
• Allow a self-paced workload via job restructuring to reduce the amount of time spent on tasks that require fine motor dexterity