Fact · Accessibility and health
$300median one-time cost (US dollars)
In the Job Accommodation Network's employer survey, 33 percent of employers said their accommodation had a one-time cost, with a median of $300; JAN gives screen-reading software as an example of such an accommodation.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“33% reported that their accommodations incurred a one-time expense, with a median cost of $300 (e.g., providing the employee with screen-reading software, installing an automatic door opener)”
Cost and Benefits of Accommodations (Workplace Accommodations: Low Cost, High Impact), Job Accommodation Network (AskJAN), 2025, Introduction, summary of findings.
Open the original- What it measures
- A further 6 percent reported ongoing costs with a median of $2,400 a year, for example a sign language interpreter. The survey covers employers who contacted JAN between 2019 and 2024.
- What it does not show
- A median across all kinds of accommodation, not a price for dictation software, and the median is based on 434 employers who gave an amount. Self-reported by a self-selected group of employers.