Disability Discrimination: Accommodation

When someone with a disability is hired into a company, they have the right to ask for what is called “reasonable accommodation”. Reasonable accommodation is essentially the things that the person with the disability needs to do his or her job. These things can be as complicated as a wheelchair accessible elevator, and it can be as simple as providing a time for a person with a chronic illness to take his or her medication in the afternoons.

The employee must request reasonable accommodation for the employer. The employer can then accept the request, or can offer another solution. Usually, this situation is handled by the two parties. However, when a decision cannot be reached, the employee has a right to raise a lawsuit for disability discrimination against his or her employer. It is important to remember that in order for the employee to win his or her case, the court must decide that the requested accommodations were reasonable.

Tags: Accessible Elevator, Afternoons, Chronic Illness, Disability Discrimination, Job, Lawsuit Disability, Medication, Reasonable Accommodation, Wheelchair

Filed under: Employment