This knowledge can assist employers in hiring and retaining individuals with brain injuries. Some employers have the misperception that people who have disabilities are expensive to accommodate. However, this is not necessarily true.
Accommodations are typically low cost and easy to implement.
When considering accommodations for someone with a brain injury, it is important to remember that this process must be conducted on a case by case basis with input from the individual. Thus, each person s individual abilities and limitations should be considered and problematic tasks must be identified. The limitations resulting from each of these disabilities may need to be effectively accommodated. Limitations may range from short term memory problems to difficulties prioritizing job tasks. Keep in mind that functional limitations caused by brain injury vary among individuals and depend upon the condition and limitations the person is experiencing.