Reasonable Accommodations

A reasonable accommodation is any change in the work environment or in the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to participate in:

• applying for a job,
• performing the essential functions (or fundamental duties) of a job,
• obtaining the benefits and privileges of employment that are available to individuals without disabilities

Successful accommodations require an interactive process between the employer and the applicant/employee.

• Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship under the Americans with Disabilities Act

  EEOC guidance discussing what "reasonable accommodation" means and who is entitled to receive it. Topics covered include requests for an accommodation and inquiries an employer may make, including documentation.

• Small Employers And Reasonable Accommodation

  EEOC fact sheet specific to the reasonable accommodation obligations of small employers including limits on providing reasonable accommodation.

• Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA

  Cornell University fact sheet providing an overview of reasonable accommodation.

• Making Management Decisions about Accommodations

  Department of Labor fact sheet discussing the responsibility of management in determining reasonable accommodation.

• Accommodations of Specific Disabilities

  Cornell University fact sheets on specific disabilities and potential accommodations (i.e. alcohol, drug abuse, brain injury, cancer, etc).

• Business Tax Credits and Deductions for Employment of People with Disabilities

  Fact sheet regarding available tax incentive that may be used to off set the cost of providing accommodations.

• Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employer's Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

  Document by the Job Accommodation Network discussing all aspects of reasonable accommodation.

• ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCE: DISABILITY-RELATED INQUIRIES AND MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF EMPLOYEES UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)

  EEOC guidance discussing when employers may or may not obtain medical information about existing employees.