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2010 ADA Definition
Essential Function: From 29 CFR Part 1630, section 1630.2(n)(1): The term essential functions means the fundamental job duties of the employment position the individual with a disability holds or desires. The term “essential functions” does not include the marginal functions of the position.
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Who is protected by the employment provisions of the ADA?
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8. Could an Employer Discriminate Against My Client Because of the Information I Provide?
Therefore, unless the information you provide shows that your client is unable to perform the essential duties of the job even with a reasonable accommodation, the employer legally cannot...
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1. Q: Who is a "qualified individual with a disability" for employment?
The person must also be able to perform the "essential" (as opposed to marginal or incidental) functions of the position either with or without reasonable accommodation....
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Alterations Affecting Primary Function Areas: ADA Standard Section 202.4
Section 202.4 covers the most current ADA Standards for alterations affecting primary function area.
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25. Is a probationary employee entitled to reassignment?
appropriate if the employee becomes unable to continue performing the essential functions of the current position due to a disability....
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Function Keys: ADA Standard Section 707.6.3
Function keys shall comply with 707.6.3....
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Job Restructuring
Job Restructuring Job restructuring includes modifications such as: An employer never has to reallocate essential functions as a reasonable accommodation, but can do so if it wishes...
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3.5 Some Examples of Reasonable Accommodation
; altering when or how an essential job function is performed; part-time or modified work schedules; obtaining or modifying equipment or devices; modifying...
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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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1. Whether this person currently is able to perform this specific job, with or without an accommodation
1. Whether this person currently is able to perform this specific job, with or without an accommodation. This evaluation should look at the individual's specific abilities and...
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2.3 Qualified Individual with a Disability
This second step, a key aspect of nondiscrimination under the ADA, has two parts: Identifying "essential functions of the job"; and Considering whether the person with a...
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ESSENTIAL FEATURES
Essential features include but are not limited to entrances, toilet rooms, and accessible routes....
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The Reasonable Accommodation Workshop for Absence and Disability Managers
reasonable accommodation program Use the Interactive Process to navigate even the most difficult requests for accommodation Understand the interaction between medical restrictions, essential...
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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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7. Are there any other instances when an employer may ask an employee with a hearing impairment about her condition?
An employer also may ask an employee about a hearing impairment when it has a reasonable belief that the employee will be unable to safely perform the essential functions of her job because...
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Primary Function
Areas that contain a primary function include, but are not limited to, [the customer services lobby of a bank, 36.403(b)], the dining area of a cafeteria, the meeting rooms in a conference...
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Inquiries Related to Ability to Perform Job Functions and Accommodations
Inquiries Related to Ability to Perform Job Functions and Accommodations An interviewer may obtain information about an applicant's ability to perform essential job functions and about...
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Alterations to an Area Containing a Primary Function
(See “Primary Function.”)...
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5. Reassignment to a Vacant Position
An employer is not required to consider a different position for a job applicant if s/he is not able to perform the essential functions of the position s/he is applying for, with or without...
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E. Employment Opportunities For Handicapped Applicants
Recipients must provide equal employment opportunities for teaching and administrative positions to handicapped applicants who can perform the essential functions of the position in question...
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7.11(a) Collective Bargaining Agreements
Where a collective bargaining agreement identifies functions that must be performed in a particular job, the agreement, like a job description, may be considered as evidence of what the...
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What is Reasonable Accommodation?
is any change or adjustment to a job or work environment that permits a qualified applicant or employee with a disability to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential...
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9.2 Is a Worker Injured on the Job Protected by the ADA?
S/he also must be able to perform the essential functions of a job currently held or desired, with or without an accommodation....
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[ADA Title III §36.403(b)] Primary function
[ADA Title III §36.403(b)] Primary function. A "primary function" is a major activity for which the facility is intended....
