Case Study
Workplace design for a trainee at a municipal administration

This is a municipal administration.

The young person has a clouding of the lens of the eye or a severe impairment of near and far vision. As a result, his ability to perceive visual information, such as letters and symbols, is limited.

After completing school and completing the application process, the young person was offered a training position as an administrative assistant at the municipal administration.

During the training period, the young person will be deployed in various areas of the administration at different workplaces. To enable him/her to operate the computers at the individual workplaces, a large screen and software for magnification must be provided. The large screen is connected to the respective PC instead of the existing screen and magnification software is also installed in each case.
The vocational training trainee also needs a screen reader or camera reader that is easy to transport and can be used to read enlarged paper documents. The large screen is also used to display the enlarged content.

The workplace design suitable for disabled people was supported by the employment agency. Advice was provided by the Technical Advisory Service (TBD) of the employment agency. The city administration also received a subsidy from the employment agency towards the training allowance for the period of vocational training.