Reasonable Accommodation for Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency Regional Health Consultants’ Meeting April 12, 2002 Scottsdale, Arizona

Alcoholism  Alcoholism can be a disability, person can be actively using and still considered a person with a disability  Student must meet behavior and performance standards for Job Corps

Possible Reasonable Accommodations for Alcoholism  Attendance Issues - Leave for medical treatment - Leave for counseling, meetings, programs (e.g., Trainee Employee Assistance program [TEAP], AA, community relapse prevention/intervention programs) - Schedule modification  Concentration - Reduce distractions - Frequent breaks - Divide assignments into smaller tasks

Possible Reasonable Accommodations for Alcoholism (continued)  Organization - Organizer - Calendar - To do list  Stress - Refer to counseling and other appropriate programs (on or off center)  Stamina - Longer or more frequent breaks - Flexible scheduling

Chemical Dependency  Chemical dependency can be a disability, person who is a current drug user is not considered a person with a disability  Must be enrolled in or have completed supervised rehab program (or been otherwise successfully rehabilitated)  Student must meet behavior and performance standards for Job Corps

Possible Reasonable Accommodations for Chemical Dependency  Most helpful accommodations are those that permit treatment of the disease (e.g., leave or modified schedule)  TEAP