Abstract
It comes as no surprise to people with significant disabilities that getting and keeping a job can be a challenge. For some people with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities that limit their ability to function, day to day life often requires them to seek assistance with routine activities such as working, dressing, going to the bathroom, preparing meals, and other activities that are easily performed by people without disabilities. Personal Assistance Services, which are modifications of equipment or alterations of the workplace, often make it possible for a qualified person with a disability to do the same job as everyone else but in a slightly different way. The role and function of PAS in the workplace provides an important tool to employers for increasing access to a major labor pool – individuals with significant disabilities. A chief business benefit will be dedicated, dependable and productive employees.