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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Rehabil. 2024 Jan 22;34(2):299–315. doi: 10.1007/s10926-023-10164-w

Table 2.

Disability and Non-disability Accommodations, 2012–2021

2012
2019
2021
2012–2021 change
Disability No disability Disability No disability Disability No disability Disability No disability
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Any accommodations
 Requested change 12.7%** 8.6% 14.2%** 9.2% 15.1%** 6.8% 2.4%^ −1.8%^^
 Granted in full 8.6%** 5.3% 10.9%** 6.1% 11.0%** 4.7% 2.4%^^ −0.6%^^
 Granted in part 1.7% 1.6% 1.2% 1.5% 1.4% 1.0% −0.3% −0.6%^^
 Granted in full or part 10.2%** 6.9% 12.1%** 7.6% 12.4%** 5.7% 2.2%^ −1.2%^^
 Granted in full or part if:
 Hearing impairment 7.3% 6.8% 7.8% 0.4%
 Vision impairment 7.9% 15.1%** 7.1% −0.8%
 Cognitive impairment 12.1%** 14.9%** 19.0%** 6.9%**
 Mobility impairment 13.0%** 14.7%** 14.4%** 1.3%
New or modified equipment
 Requested change 4.2%** 3.1% 4.7%** 3.3% 4.8%** 2.6% 0.6% −0.5%^^
 Granted in full 2.6%* 1.9% 3.4%** 2.1% 4.0%** 1.8% 1.4%^^ −0.1%
 Granted in part 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.2%** 0.5% −0.5%^^ −0.3%^^
 Granted in full or part 3.3% 2.7% 4.0%** 2.9% 4.1%** 2.2% 0.9% −0.4%^^
 Granted in full or part if:
 Hearing impairment 3.4% 3.4% 4.2%* 0.8%
 Vision impairment 3.6% 6.0%* 4.1% 0.5%
 Cognitive impairment 2.0% 3.9% 4.4%** 2.4%**
 Mobility impairment 4.0%* 4.6%* 5.0%** 1.0%
Sample size 2,092 52,021 1,740 41,427 1,664 36,834
 Hearing impairment 756 664 572
 Vision impairment 310 238 212
 Cognitive impairment 470 440 494
 Mobility impairment 809 627 581

Figures represent percent of employees who requested or were granted accommodations

*

Difference between disability and non-disability samples is significant at p < 0.10

**

p < 0.05

^

Change between 2012 and 2021 is significant at p < 0.10

^^

p < 0.05