Title I Technical Assistance Manual

Accessibility to Perform the Essential Functions of the Job

The obligation to provide accessibility for a qualified individual with a disability includes accessibility of the job site itself and all work-related facilities.

Examples of accommodations that may be needed to make facilities accessible and usable include:

• installing a ramp at the entrance to a building;

• removing raised thresholds;

• reserving parking spaces close to the work site that are wide enough to allow people using wheelchairs to get in and out of vehicles;

• making restrooms accessible, including toilet stalls, sinks, soap, and towels;

• rearranging office furniture and equipment;

• making a drinking fountain accessible (for example, by installing a paper cup dispenser);

• making accessible, and providing an accessible "path of travel" to, equipment and facilities used by an employee, such as copying machines,

• meeting and training rooms, lunchrooms and lounges;

• removing obstacles that might be potential hazards in the path of people without vision;

• adding flashing lights when alarm bells are normally used, to alert an employee with a hearing impairment to emergencies.