Look at the particular job involved. What is its purpose and its essential functions?
• Consult with the individual with a disability to find out his/her specific physical or mental abilities and limitations as they relate to the essential functions of the job. Look at the barriers to job performance and assess how they can be overcome with an accommodation. • In consultation with the individual, identify potential accommodations and assess how effective each would be in enabling the individual to perform the essential job functions. • If more than one accommodation would be effective to provide an equal employment opportunity, consider the preference of the individual with a disability and select the accommodation that best meets the needs of the individual and the employer. • To get additional information on the four-step informal, interactive process click here http://www.adaportal.org/Employment/Browse_TAM_I/Chapter_III_3-8.html to go to the EEOC Title I Technical Assistance Manual.
