What types of reasonable accommodations may individuals with disabilities need for the application process, to perform an essential function of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment?
Although not all individuals with disabilities need accommodation, some common types of accommodation include: • purchasing equipment or modifying existing equipment, as well as making written materials accessible through alternative formats, readers, or other means Example 6: An agency obtains screen-reader computer software, a scanner, and an audible “caller ID” telephone device for an employee who recently lost his vision while in National Guard service (for information about obtaining such accommodations at no cost, see questions 13 and 18, below, regarding the Department of Defense’s Computer Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP), http://www.tricare.mil/cap/). • making changes to facilities or work areas Example 7: An agency retrofits a cubicle work station to accommodate a newly-hired IT specialist with an above-the-knee amputation who uses a wheelchair. • shifting to other employees responsibility for minor tasks (or “marginal functions”) that an employee is unable to perform
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