Stella was very proud seven years ago when she got her engineering degree from a major university. She works in a product design team for a major IT/software company. Stella is hearing impaired as a result of a childhood illness. She read lips at about 50% accuracy and sometimes uses an I-phone to communicate at work. You are Stellas manager. Stella has developed significant expertise in a new product design process. Because you believe this new process might hold promise in your workplace, you have asked her to give a presentation at the annual meeting of your department. She has now asked for a meeting with you to discuss what she might need to give this presentation.

1. What might be some reasonable accommodations that could be appropriate for Stella?

2. Choose two of the accommodations you described above. For each, consider...

What might you need to do as a supervisor to ensure that these accommodations are in place and that they are effective? What might be the cost of each of these accommodations? (Ball park figure is OK.) 3. Stellas yearly salary last year was $60,000. According to research by the Saratoga Institute, it will cost about 100% - 150% of her annual salary to replace her if she leaves the job. By comparison, what would the reasonable accommodations cost? What is the difference? Is it a case of undue hardship?