Body
Issue/Question
An employee would like to request accommodation to successfully perform their essential job duties
Environment
- Job Descriptions
- Disability Accommodations
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
Cause
Employees requesting accommodation for their work based on a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities
Resolution
- Supervisors are required to direct employees to the information below (or to Human Resources) if an employee is requesting accommodations to perform their job
- To ensure the need for accommodations, and for consistent compliance with the federal law, supervisors should not grant accommodations without directing the employee to submit the ADA forms to Human Resources
- Under the ADA the essential duties of a position do not change
- The essential job functions still need to be performed by the employee; but consistent with federal law, there may be need for reasonable accommodation(s) for them to successfully perform the work they were hired to perform
- To initiate an accommodation request, an employee should complete a request form through the ADA OneStop Service Article:
- More information about applying for accommodations may be found at:
- Medical information is kept confidential in Human Resources and is not shared with department staff or the supervisor without the employee’s express permission
- Once Human Resources has received the completed ADA medical certification request:
- An HR staff member will work interactively with the employee and supervisor to determine what, if any, accommodations may be necessary to perform essential job functions
- Costs for reasonable accommodations will be born by the department
- Requests for accommodations by students or visitors should be directed to accessibility@usd.edu