May a contractor establish a separate application system for use solely by applicants with disabilities, while applicants without disabilities use the online application system?
A contractor may not require that applicants with disabilities use a separate application process. Such a system would operate as an unlawful pre-employment inquiry into whether an applicant has a disability, and could be considered a form of segregation. Many people with disabilities may be able to use the online application system and must be given an equal opportunity to do so. On the other hand, a contractor may offer an optional alternative application method for use by applicants who cannot use the online process. However, offering an alternative method will not relieve the contractor of the obligation to provide other reasonable accommodations that may be needed to access the online system or apply for a job. If a contractor does not routinely offer an optional alternative application method, as a reasonable accommodation, it may have to provide such an alternative if requested to do so by an individual with a disability.
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