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1 About Reasonable Accommodation ADA Trainer Network Module 3c 1 Trainer’s Name Trainer’s Title Phone Email/Web Page

2 Disclaimer Information, materials, and/or technical assistance are intended solely as informal guidance, and are neither a determination of your legal rights or responsibilities under the ADA, nor binding on any agency with enforcement responsibility under the ADA. The Mid-Atlantic ADA Center is authorized by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to provide information, materials, and technical assistance to individuals and entities that are covered by the ADA. The contents of this document were developed under a grant from the Department of Education, NIDRR grant number H133 A110020. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. 2

3 Most employers are already offering accommodations, they just might not know it… 3 If an employer has ever done anything differently to enable someone to stay in a job and be effective, this employer has provided accommodations

4 Reasonable accommodation: The ten things you need to know 4 1.What is an accommodation? 2.What are some examples? 3.How much does it really cost? 4.Who can get accommodations? 5.Can accommodation requests be denied? 6.How is an accommodation request triggered? 7.How is an accommodation decided upon? 8.Can medical documentation be collected? 9.Who else can be told? 10.How can we make it work?

5 …Any change in the work environment or in the way things are customarily done that enables an individual with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities* 1.Application process 2.Work environment, facilities or processes/practices 3.Any other employment benefits 1. What is a reasonable accommodation? 5 *Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/accommodation.html#generalwww.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/accommodation.html#general ASL sign for “work”

6 2. What are some examples? 6 Using assistive technologies: Screen readers, JAWS, Audio- text software Change in schedule Changes in break times Work from home Using job aids Change in work location Change in work environment Change in equipment Elimination or exchange of marginal job tasks Re-assignment Leave

7 A study of accommodation costs across workplaces and sectors* – About half (56%) of accommodations cost nothing – When accommodation did cost, average was $500 – Appears that accommodation costs are decreasing Employer is responsible for providing accommodation, tax incentives are available** 3. How much does it really cost? 7 *Job Accommodation Network (Updated 2011). Workplace accommodations: Low cost, high impact. http://AskJAN.org/media/LowCostHighImpact.doc http://AskJAN.org/media/LowCostHighImpact.doc **Job Accommodation Network: See http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/misc/job.htmhttp://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/misc/job.htm

8 4. Who can get accommodations? 8 Applicants, full and part-time employees, seasonal and temporary workers: With disabilities covered by the ADA and Who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations

9 5. How is the accommodation process triggered? 9 Process starts when a worker says, “I am having trouble performing my job because of a medical condition or disability” (This can also come from a third party on individual’s behalf) Employee can make the request in plain language Employer can have a formal accommodation process that the employee must follow Employer must respond to an accommodation request in a timely manner.

10 6. Can accommodation requests be denied? 10 Undue hardship No set dollar amount Relative to the overall funds of the organization Disruption of operations—must be significant, legitimate and concrete Consider other sources (i.e. tax incentives or equipment donation) Safety reasons? About direct threat Employer does not have to eliminate essential functions or reduce a performance standard

11 7. How is an accommodation decided upon? 11 The interactive process The person him/herself is the best source of information, but employer ultimately decides Most expensive accommodation is not always the best Consider: The disability The job with the environment where the job occurs Consider the Job Accommodation Network at http://askjan.orghttp://askjan.org

12 8. Can medical documentation be collected? 12 Employer only has the right to documentation about the disclosed disability. Documentation must be job related and consistent with business necessity All medical information must be kept confidential and separate from the employee’s work file.

13 9. Who else can be told? 13 All medical information must be kept confidential Only co-workers directly impacted by the accommodation can be told that there will be a change, but not why Communicate that the accommodation is provided according to law – without saying which law – as it would be for any qualified employee and that the company has a strict privacy policy and values the privacy of all its employees.

14 10. How can we make it work? 14 Good faith effort to find an accommodation that works Centralized accommodation function Anyone who could get an accommodation request needs to know what to do Not all accommodations are equal: Leave and re-assignment are last resorts Trusting environment in the workplace

15 Conclusion 15 Your thoughts, concerns and questions!

16 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/disability.cfm Job Accommodation Network (JAN) www.askjan.org Disability & Employment Guide from U.S. Dept. of Education http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/produc ts/employmentguide/disabilityemployment101.pdf Resources 16

17 Mid-Atlantic ADA Center TransCen, Inc. 401 North Washington Street, Suite 450 Rockville, MD 20850 Toll-Free: 800.949.4232 (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV) Telephone301-217-0124 Fax301-251-3762 TTY 301-217-0124 EmailADAinfo@transcen.org Webwww.ADAinfo.orgwww.ADAinfo.org The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the Department of Education, NIDRR grant number H133 A110020. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. 17

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