AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT
APPLICATION FOR ACCOMMODATION
Rev. 11/14/18
Faculty and Staff Accommodation Procedures
Step 1) Documentation of Disability:
When an employee submits a Request for Disability Accommodation Form, she/he must provide, at his/her own expense,
documentation for his/her disability in the form of a written evaluation by an appropriate health care provider. The
employees’ health care provider must describe the following:
1) Information regarding the employee’s medical disability outlining sp
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ific medical words and terminology.
2) Outline the limitations caused by the disability and note
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3) D
escribe the length of time that the employee will need to have job accommodations due to his/her
disability.
4) If a disability arise due to an incident, the employee’s medical provider should explicitly clear employee to
return to work.
Step 2) Temporary Accommodations:
After consultation with the employee and his/her department chair or supervisor, the Department of Human Resources
may provide the employee with a temporary accommodation pending receipt and
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ion of the documentation of
the disability. The Department of Human Resources will notify the employee of the temporary accommodation to be
provided.
Step 3) Evaluation of D
ocumentation:
Upon receipt of documentation from an employee’s health care provider, the University will determine if the employee
has a disability as defined by the ADA, and if the employee can perform the essential functions of her/his position, with
or without reasonable accommodation.
Step 4) Final Determination and Notification to Staff or Faculty Members:
The University has the authority to make a determination regarding what accommodation, if any, is appropriate. When
a final determination is made, the Department of Human resources will notify the employee of th determination,
whether an accommodation has been granted, and if so, will specify what accommodation has been granted. The
Department of Human Resources will also notify the employee’s department chair and/or supervisor if an
accommodation is to be provided to the employee.