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8. What should I do if I think that my rights have been violated?
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5. What factors are relevant in determining whether an individual does not oppose receiving services in an integrated employment setting?
A: People with disabilities in or at risk of entering segregated employment settings must have the opportunity to make an informed decision about whether to work in integrated...
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7. What remedies address violations of the ADA’s integration mandate in the context of disability employment systems?
For example, individuals with disabilities in integrated employment settings should be compensated roughly equally to their nondisabled peers performing the same job.33 They should have...
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3.4 Some Basic Principles of Reasonable Accommodation
It must provide an opportunity for a person with a disability to achieve the same level of performance or to enjoy benefits or privileges equal to those of an average similarly-situated...
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7. May an employer require an individual to go to a health care professional of the employer's (rather than the employee's) choice for purposes of documenting need for accommodation and disability?
that the examination must be limited to determining the existence of an ADA disability and the functional limitations that require reasonable accommodation.(34)If an employer requires an employee...
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6.5 Confidentiality and Limitations on Use of Medical Information
These limitations also apply to information obtained from examinations or inquiries of employees....
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12112(d)(2)(B) Acceptable inquiry
(B) Acceptable inquiry A covered entity may make preemployment inquiries into the ability of an applicant to perform job-related functions....
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Introduction and Purpose
The ADA thus establishes a process in which the employer must assess a disabled individual's ability to perform the essential functions of the specific job held or desired....
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Example: Retail Facility
This example of a retail facility shows how scoping requirements for certain elements and spaces (sales counters and fitting rooms) apply and indicates employee work areas....
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11. May an employer require an individual with a disability to accept a reasonable accommodation that s/he does not want?
If, however, an employee needs a reasonable accommodation to perform an essential function or to eliminate a direct threat, and refuses to accept an effective accommodation, s/he may not...
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Inquiries About Attendance
regular work hours, leave policies, and any special attendance needs of the job, and ask if the applicant can meet these requirements (provided that the requirements actually are applied to employees...
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17. May an employer apply a "no-fault" leave policy, under which employees are automatically terminated after they have been on leave for a certain period of time, to an employee with a disability who needs leave beyond the set period?
If an employee with a disability needs additional unpaid leave as a reasonable accommodation, the employer must modify its "no-fault" leave policy to provide the employee with the additional...
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4. When should an individual with a disability request a reasonable accommodation?
The ADA does not preclude an employee with a disability from requesting a reasonable accommodation because s/he did not ask for one when applying for a job or after receiving a job offer...
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What happens after I make a request for a reasonable accommodation?
What happens after I make a request for a reasonable accommodation? Once you have made a request for a reasonable accommodation, the employer should discuss available options with...
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5. What must an employer do after receiving a request for reasonable accommodation?
The employer and the individual with a disability should engage in an informal process to clarify what the individual needs and identify the appropriate reasonable...
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12112(d)(2)(A) Prohibited examination or inquiry
(A) Prohibited examination or inquiry Except as provided in paragraph (3), a covered entity shall not conduct a medical examination or make inquiries of a job applicant as to...
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Arriving At the Hotel
Arriving At the Hotel Shuttle Buses. If you provide shuttle bus services, those services are subject to the ADA. Your shuttle bus drivers should be trained to offer assistance to...
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12112(d)(1) In general
(1) In general The prohibition against discrimination as referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall include medical examinations and inquiries.
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Return to Work and Reasonable Accommodation (Including Reassignment)
Return to Work and Reasonable Accommodation (Including Reassignment) Employees on leave for a disability may request reasonable accommodation in order to return to work....
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“Who I Am” PSA
The new “Who I Am” PSA features nine real people with disabilities. Rather than be defined by disability, these individuals are the sum of their many life roles — which includes...
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What Not To Do...In A Job Interview - in partnership with Scope - About Disability
Job interviews can be very awkward, but this must be the most awkward of all time. In this film for Scope's #EndTheAwkward campaign, Alex Brooker reacts to hidden camera set-ups...
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403.5 Clearances
EXCEPTION: Within employee work areas, clearances on common use circulation paths shall be permitted to be decreased by work area equipment provided that the decrease is essential to the...
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11B-403.5 Clearances
Exception: Within employee work areas, clearances on common use circulation paths shall be permitted to be decreased by work area equipment provided that the decrease is essential to the...
