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Challenge: Difficulty Following Oral Instructions
Accommodations
*Ask coworkers and supervisors to tell you important information slowly and clearly, and in a quiet location.
*Ask coworkers to write down key points or deadlines.
*Request follow-ups from people. Ask for detailed e-mails.
*Ask people to demonstrate tasks, then watch you do them.
*Take notes and review with your boss, or write a memo summarizing the information.
*Repeat instructions back to people, to verify that your interpretation is correct.
*Tape-record important procedures and instructions, to play back and review as needed.
*Ask several people for feedback about how to do a task.
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