Temperature Sensitivity

Air deflectors help direct the air flow from a vent hooked to your ventilation system. They can connect in a variety of ways, but are made to work with floors, ceilings, and walls.

Gloves that are insulated to protect from cold temperatures and supports handling cold objects safely.

Some people with disabilities are sensitive to heat. When it is not possible or practical to lower the heat in the work area, people with heat sensitivity may benefit from wearing cooling clothing that lower the wearer's core body temperature. The most common type of cooling clothing is the cooling vest, but other options exist, such as cooling bandanas, headgear, and hardhat liners.

Fans come in all shapes and sizes for various types of environments. An industrial, desk, cubicle, ceiling, corner, oscillating, floor, table, or clip fan may be appropriate.

Employees who experience limitations in concentration may need a flexible schedule in order to work optimally during hours of increased attentiveness. Flexible schedules can also be used to have a period of mental rest in order to refocus and reorient into his/her work. Examples of a flexible schedule would be adjusting starting and ending times of the workday, combining regularly scheduled breaks to create one extended break or dividing large breaks into smaller segments, and allowing work to be completed during hours when the employee is most mentally alert.

Electrically heated clothing for cold weather and for elevating low-body temperatures.

Ergonomic products that are heated are helpful in situations where an individual is sensitive to cold temperatures. These are typically used in an office setting and include heated keyboards, mice, mouse pads, keyboard pads, and wrist rests.

Electrically heated gloves for cold weather.

Air conditioners fitted with wheels to enhance ease of mobility and relocation.

Telework, within certain fields, can be an excellent alternative for employees who have conditions that make it difficult for them to leave their home or reliably travel to a place of work. Employers should consider if a job can be made compatible with telework for their employees and communicate their expectations and requirement for the job to be performed out of home. Allowing work from home during worksite or office construction; extremely hot, cold, or inclement weather; or parking renovations could be a reasonable accommodation.

Vent covers are used to help control air flow during or block air flow when room temperature needs regulated.