A job coach accompanies the employee at work and helps them learn their routines. The coach may start out working an eight-hour day along with the employee, then taper off until eventually they're no longer needed. They help the employee create strategies for doing their job, making lists, doing the repetitive work. In some cases, a co-worker or supervisor is assigned to mentor the employee on a continuing basis. These are success stories.
Coaches are beneficial for employees with a variety of learning disabilities.
Other accommodations include providing adaptive equipment for the employee or simply adjusting the work schedule. The most important accommodation, though, is the sensitivity of other workers. For Monserud, that's the main motivation behind the October education series. People need to be sensitive to the fact that the person beside you may have something else going on.