Are there equal opportunity resources available that explains policies about working with disabled people and accommodation?

Employers are encouraged to consult the following EEOC publications for further information about the Americans with Disabilities Act.

• Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations:
  • Disability-Related Inquiries & Medical Examinations of Employees Under the ADA (2000) at http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/guidance-inquiries.html;
  • Obtaining and Using Employee Medical Information as Part of Emergency Evacuation Procedures (2001) at http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/evacuation.html;
  • Enforcement Guidance: Preemployment Disability-Related Questions & Medical Examinations (1995) at http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/preemp.html.
• Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship: Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship under the ADA (as revised 2002) at http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/accommodation.html.
• Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation: Work at Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation (2003) at http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/telework.html.

Last Reviewed: 09/01/2011

• During an influenza pandemic, do employers have to provide new accommodations for a person with a disability (e.g., special work hours) due to lack of public transportation or other similar circumstances? What are the organization’s obligations if it can no longer provide an accommodation (e.g., the sign language interpreter is home sick and no others are available)?
• During a flu outbreak, must an employer continue to provide reasonable accommodations for employees with known disabilities that are unrelated to the pandemic, barring undue hardship?

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