Disability Services

Agencies must follow all requirements outlined in the following policies:

• Management Directive 205.25 Disability-Related Employment Policy
• Management Directive 205.26 Nondiscrimination in State and Local Government Services
• Management Directive 205.32 Hiring Sign Language Interpreters/Transliterators
• Procedure for Processing Request to Use of Personally-Owned Vehicle as an Exception to the Travel Policy
• Response to Request to Use Personal Vehicle
  
• HR Policy EEO-001 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

Disability services coordinators play a primary role in adherence to these guidelines and administer disability accommodation programs.

• Analyze and approve or deny requests for disability accommodation
• Complete required disability-related employment accommodation request reports
• Provide assistance to supervisors regarding accommodation requests and other related matters
• Stay up to date on best practices and take part in disability-related training
• Work closely with equal employment opportunity staff on issues related to discrimination on the basis of disability

New hires and applicants can submit Disability/Pregnancy Accommodation Requests and Religious Accommodation Requests electronically. Disability Service Coordinators can also process and manage requests electronically.

• View, enter, review and process requests: Employee Self Service > BEEO Super User 
• View Instructions for managing online accommodation requests

• Submit Request: Employee Self Service > Personal > Create Request
  
• View Instructions: Disability/Pregnancy Accommodation Request by Employee
  
• View Instructions: Religious Accommodation Request by Employee

• Submit Online Disability/Pregnancy Accommodation Request
• Play Simulation: Disability/Pregnancy Accommodation Request
• View Instructions: Disability Accommodation Request by New Hire or Applicant
  
• Submit Online Religious Accommodation Request
• Play Simulation: Religious Accommodation Request
• View Instructions: Religious Accommodation Request by New Hire or Applicant

• Response to Request to Use Personal Vehicle
• Request for Accommodation Form
• Health Care Provider Questionnaire
• Sample Letter to Health Care Provider
• Authorization for Use of Protected Health Information
• Disability Services Coordinator List 

• Disability-Related Training Materials
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information
• Job Accommodation Network
• Employers' Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation
• Reasonable Accommodation and the ADA Process
• Assistive Technology Lending Library
• Essential Functions Pamphlet