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ADA UpdateLaVerne Albright Buchanan, Ed.D.
Senior AssociateTransCen, Inc.
401N. Washington St. Suite 450Rockville, MD 20850
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Reasonable Reasonable AccommodationAccommodation
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GoalsGoals• To understand reasonable accommodation as
a concept, a requirement, and a process• To learn how to problem-solve situations where
reasonable accommodation might be necessary in the workplace
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Definition of DisabilityDefinition of DisabilityAn individual with a disability is one who:• Has a physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits a major life activity• Has a record of having such an impairment• Is regarded as having such an impairment
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Definition of Disability
An individual with a disability is one who has a physical or mental
impairment that substantially limits a major life activity.
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Definition of Disability• Need not prevent, or significantly or severely
restrict, the performance of a major life activity.• Disability “shall be construed in favor of broad
coverage” and “should not require extensive analysis”
ADAAA
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Major Life ActivitiesThese are basic activities that the average person in the general
population can perform with little or no difficulty.
• Caring for Oneself• Performing Manual Tasks • Walking• Seeing• Hearing• Speaking
• Breathing• Concentrating • Learning• Working• Sitting• Standing• Lifting
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Major Life Activities includes Major Bodily Functions
• Immune system• Normal cell growth• Digestive• Bowel• Bladder
• Brain• Circulatory• Cardiovascular• Neurological
ADAAA
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Major Bodily Functions
• Respiratory• Endocrine• Hemic• Lymphatic• Musculoskeletal
• Special sense organs and skin
• Genitourinary• Reproductive
functions
ADAAA
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Mitigating Measure
Any device, measure, or medication that reduces the effects of the disability
ADAAA
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Mitigating Measures
Mitigating measures are ignored in determining whether an impairment is substantially limiting.
• Exception:
Ordinary eye glasses and contact lenses
ADAAA
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Episodic Disabilities:
Considered a disability, even in remission, if it would be substantially limiting when active
ADAAA
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Qualified Individual with a Disability
A qualified individual with a disability satisfies the requisite skill, experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the position such individual holds or desires to hold, and who:
• can perform the essential functions of such position
• with or without a reasonable accommodation
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What makes a job task essential?• If the position exists to perform the function• If there are a limited number of employees
among whom the task can be distributed• If the function is highly specialized
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Evidence of Essential Functions • Employer's judgment as to which functions are
essential • Written job descriptions prepared before
advertising or interviewing applicants• Amount of time spent performing the function
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Evidence of Essential Functions
• Consequences of not performing the function• The terms of a collective bargaining agreement• Work experience of past incumbents on the job• Current work experience of incumbents in similar
jobs
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Essential or Marginal?
Job FunctionEssential or Marginal?
WaiterInteracting with
Customers Essential
Secretary Making Coffee Marginal
Coffee Shop Barista Making Coffee Essential
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Essential or Marginal?
Job FunctionEssential or Marginal?
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Trainer Public Speaking Essential
Assembly Line Worker
Answering Phones
Marginal
Radio Announcer Typing Marginal
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Reasonable Accommodation
Any change in the work environment or way things are done that enables a
person with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunity
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Scope of Reasonable Accommodation:
• Modification to the job application process• Modification to the work environment or the
manner in which the position held is customarily performed
• Modification that enables an employee with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment
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Accommodations are dependent upon:
• The specific requirements of the job• The particular need(s) of the employee or
applicant• The extent to which modifications or aids are
available without causing an undue hardship on the employing organization
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Undue Hardship
Significant difficulty or expense
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• Action that requires significant difficulty or expense - unduly costly, extensive, substantial, disruptive, fundamentally alters nature or operation of business
• In relation to size of the employer, resources available, nature of the operation
• Must be determined on a case-by-case basis
• IMPORTANT: Consider alternate accommodations that do not create undue hardship
Undue Hardship
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Undue Hardship• Look at the organization as a whole• Difficult to claim undue hardship if funds are
available for fringe benefits such as upgrades to furnishings, office parties, and entertainment
• Must truly place undue hardship on the business in response to the request for Reasonable Accommodation
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Examples of Reasonable Accommodation:
• Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities
• Job restructuring• Part-time or modified work schedules
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Examples of Reasonable Accommodation:
• Adjustment or modifications of examinations, training materials, or policies
• Providing qualified readers or interpreters• Reassignment to vacant positions
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Brainstorm Accommodations
• College Professor• Office Clerk• Attorney• Waitress• Nurse• HR Manager
• Anxiety Disorder• Deaf• Learning Disability• Fibromyalgia• Immune System Disorder• Blind
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The Interactive Process • Determine the essential functions of the job• Consult with the employee to determine his or her abilities
and specific needs • Identify potential accommodations in consultation with the
individual• If two or more possible accommodations exist, consider the
preference of the individual, and then if possible, select the method that best serves both the individual and the business
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The Interactive Process
• Look at particular job and determine essential functions
• Look at employee’s prior history• Consult with employee to consider:
– Abilities and limitations– Effectiveness of potential accommodations to
employee and business needs
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The Interactive Process
• Communication with the employee in need of the accommodation is critical to the success of the Reasonable Accommodation Process
• Avoids providing the wrong accommodation by assuming the need of the employee
• Ask “How may I help you?• Listen to what the employee tells you!
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Average Cost of Accommodations
• 56% of all accommodations have no cost• 36% require only a one-time cost, typically about
$600• 5% require both a one-time cost and an ongoing
or annual costSource: Job Accommodation Network Survey1
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What is the most commonly requested accommodation?
A: Wheelchair AccessibilityB: Modified ScheduleC: Assistive TechnologyD: Meetings to Discuss Work Performance and Duties
Quiz Question
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B: Modified Schedule
Answer:
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Approximately 88% of accommodations for people with disabilities will cost:
A. Under $1,000B. Between $1,000 - $1,999C. Between $2,000 - $5,000D. More than GOH can afford
Quiz Question
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88% of accommodations for people with disabilities will cost under $1,000
Answer: A
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20% of all accommodations suggested at no cost‣ 51% cost between $1 and $500‣ 11% cost between $501 and $1,000‣ 3% cost between $1,001 and $1,500‣ 3% cost between $1,501 and $2,000‣ 8% cost between $2,001 and $5,000‣ 4% cost more than $5,000
Source: Job Accommodation Network Survey
Average Cost of Job Accommodations
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• Accommodations under the ADA are granted to qualified employee who needs them to accomplish the essentials functions of the job. Supervisors must be vigilant to assure that there are no modifications granted to other employees.
Reasonable Accommodation
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Examples of Accommodations that are NOT Reasonable
• Placing an applicant with a disability in a job for which he/she did not specifically apply
• Maintaining the salary of an employee reassigned from a higher-paying job to a lower-paying job, if the employer does not do so for other employees
• Changing an employee’s supervisor• Changing staff who report to a supervisor who has a disability
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Examples of Accommodations that are NOT Reasonable
• Eliminating essential functions of the job• Lowering production standards• Providing personal use items (e.g. prosthetic limb,
eyeglasses, hearing aids, wheelchair, hot pot or refrigerator)• Creating a job• Promoting an employee• Bumping another employee from his/her job
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Accommodation Scenario A
Juanita is a 32-year-old Postal Worker who communicates through handwritten notes, gestures and partial lip reading. She is in line for a promotion to the position of Time and Attendance Clerk. In the past, the person who was the Time and Attendance Clerk answered the telephone as a back up to the regular receptionist in addition to other duties. Juanita's supervisor is concerned about her ability to do the job and is considering denying Juanita this promotion because of his concerns.
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Accommodation Scenario B
Jeanette is a Radio Broadcast Announcer. She is blind and needs to read the Associated Press wire news which she receives over the phone lines connected to a printer.
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Accommodation Scenario C
Mohammed has held his position as Manager of the Communications Department for five years. His boss notices that he has become withdrawn in meetings, his work is late and he appears preoccupied while discussing business matters. When his supervisor shares his concerns, Mohammed explains that his doctor recently diagnosed Mohammed with depression.
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Accommodation Scenario D• Tovah has a mild intellectual disability. She has the basic
skills necessary for the job of Administrative Assistant, likes the work and shows potential. When she finishes one task, however, she tends to stand in one place and look around, unsure of what to do next. One of her co-workers has noticed this and will periodically give her small assignments to keep her busy.
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Accommodation Scenario E
Rebecca, who has a spinal cord injury, loves her job, her co-workers and her supervisor. Recently, however, she has had difficulty making it to work on time and has been missing days due to problems with childcare.
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The Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
An information and consultation service providing individualized accommodation
solutions. JAN’s purpose is to make it possible for employers and others to share information
about job accommodations.http://askjan.org
(800)526-7234 (Voice) (877)781-9403 (TTY)
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State Assistive Technology Projects
Services may include:• Technology lending library• Low interest loans for purchasing assistive technology• Demonstration center• Assessment
To locate your state’s project:• Association of AT Act Programs
http://www.ataporg.org/atap/index.php(518) 439-1263 (Voice/TTY)
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Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
• One of 10 regional Disability and Technical Assistance Centers throughout the nation
• Provides training, information, and technical assistance on the ADA
• Reach us toll free: 1-800-949-4ADA (4232)• Local Contact information for the Mid -Atlantic
ADA Center in your training packet
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Questions?