Many physical accommodations that were originally designed to help people with disabilities, such as curb cuts, now benefit everyone. The same can be true of accommodations in the workplace. Recent research shows that working alongside someone with a disability often spurs team members to generate ideas for new work processes that are ultimately helpful and safer for all. Rather than being one-off exceptions, accommodations can serve as springboards for innovation.
Dwertmann et al. (Thu,) studied this question.