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Table 13
Needed workplace accommodations that have been made available for women and men with disabilities aged 15 or older, by level of severity, Canada, 2012 Table 13
Needed workplace accommodations that have been made available for women and men with disabilities aged 15 or older, by level of severity, Canada, 2012

Table 13
Needed workplace accommodations that have been made available for women and men with disabilities aged 15 or older, by level of severity, Canada, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Needed workplace accommodations that have been made available for women and men with disabilities aged 15 or older. The information is grouped by Available workplace accommodation (appearing as row headers), Women, Men, Mild, moderate, severe, or very severe disability, Mild or moderate disability and Severe or very severe disability, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Available workplace accommodation	Women			Men
	Mild, moderate, severe, or very severe disability	Mild or moderate disability	Severe or very severe disability	Mild, moderate, severe, or very severe disability	Mild or moderate disability	Severe or very severe disability
	percent
Job redesign (modified or different duties)	53.9	56.8	52.3	49.3	47.7	50.0
Telework	40.3	57.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	34.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	35.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	35.4^{Note E: Use with caution}
Modified hours/days/reduced work hours	62.4	74.6	53.8^{Table 13 Note †}	65.2	69.0	62.9
Human support	30.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	56.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	24.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	49.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	60.0	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Technical aids	33.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	65.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	36.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Computer/laptop with specialized software	26.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	50.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	38.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	31.2^{Note E: Use with caution}^{Table 13 Note †}
Communication aids such as Braille/large print	Note F: too unreliable to be published	55.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	63.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Modified/ergonomic workstation	46.1	58.7	37.5^{Table 13 Note †}	37.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	43.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	33.0^{Note E: Use with caution}
Special chair/back support	50.7	59.9	43.0^{Table 13 Note †}	49.2	54.5	45.8
Handrails/ramps/widened doorways/hallways	41.7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	80.3	35.4^{Note E: Use with caution}^{Table 13 Note †}	68.3	81.3	63.7
Adapted/accessible parking	33.6^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	40.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	31.3^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note *	64.3	71.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	59.9
Accessible elevator	55.2	49.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	57.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	49.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	63.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	47.2^{Note E: Use with caution}
Adapted washrooms	48.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	88.9	41.9^{Note E: Use with caution}^{Table 13 Note †}	58.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	89.4	52.9^{Note E: Use with caution}^{Table 13 Note †}
Specialized transportation	27.9^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	53.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	21.6^{Note E: Use with caution}^{Table 13 Note †}	54.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	81.2	41.1^{Note E: Use with caution}^{Table 13 Note †}
Other equipment, help or work arrangement	64.3	56.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	68.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	66.8	81.7	57.5^{Note E: Use with caution}
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from men, within severity level, at p < 0.05 Return to note * referrer Note † significantly different from mild or moderate disabilities at p < 0.05 Return to note † referrer Note: Figures include those who were employed during the National Household Survey reference week (Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2011) or had been employed during the previous five years. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Survey on Disability, 2012.

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