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|                       | ble Parties Fact Sheet |                     |
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| > This fact sheet     |                        |                     |
| > provides an         |                        |                     |
| > overview of the     |                        |                     |
| > responsibilities of |                        |                     |
| > individuals         |                        |                     |
| > involved with the   |                        |                     |
| > reasonable          |                        |                     |
| > accommodation       |                        |                     |
| > process.            |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > *The Departmental   |                        |                     |
| > Office of Civil     |                        |                     |
| > Rights (DOCR) -*    |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > \- Provide policy   |                        |                     |
| > guidance and        |                        |                     |
| > oversee compliance  |                        |                     |
| > with DOT Order      |                        |                     |
| > 1011.1.             |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > *The Operating      |                        |                     |
| > Administrations     |                        |                     |
| > (OA) -*             |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > \- Establish and    |                        |                     |
| > implement effective |                        |                     |
| > reasonable          |                        |                     |
| > accommodation       |                        |                     |
| > policies and        |                        |                     |
| > procedures that are |                        |                     |
| > consistent with DOT |                        |                     |
| > Order 1011.1.\      |                        |                     |
| > - Through the       |                        |                     |
| > decision-maker,     |                        |                     |
| > ultimately          |                        |                     |
| > responsible for     |                        |                     |
| > receiving,          |                        |                     |
| > processing, and     |                        |                     |
| > granting or denying |                        |                     |
| > requests for        |                        |                     |
| > reasonable          |                        |                     |
| > accommodation.\     |                        |                     |
| > - Train the         |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
|  supervisors/decision |                        |                     |
| > makers in           |                        |                     |
| > recognizing and     |                        |                     |
| > processing          |                        |                     |
| > reasonable          |                        |                     |
| > accommodation       |                        |                     |
| > requests.           |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > *Human Resources    |                        |                     |
| > (HR) Offices -*     |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > \- Provide advice   |                        |                     |
| > on reasonable       |                        |                     |
| > accommodations to   |                        |                     |
| > the supervisors,    |                        |                     |
| > and                 |                        |                     |
| > decision-makers.\   |                        |                     |
| > - Process           |                        |                     |
| > reasonable          |                        |                     |
| > accommodation       |                        |                     |
| > requests from job   |                        |                     |
| > applicants.\        |                        |                     |
| > - Assist in the     |                        |                     |
| > search for a vacant |                        |                     |
| > position for        |                        |                     |
| > reassignment.       |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > *Legal Offices -*   |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > \- Provide guidance |                        |                     |
| > on complex legal    |                        |                     |
| > matters such as     |                        |                     |
| > deciding if an      |                        |                     |
| > individual meets    |                        |                     |
| > the legal           |                        |                     |
| > definition of       |                        |                     |
| > disability.         |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > *The Disability     |                        |                     |
| > Resource Center     |                        |                     |
| > (DRC) -*            |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > \- Provide a        |                        |                     |
| > variety of          |                        |                     |
| > resources to the    |                        |                     |
| > supervisors,        |                        |                     |
| > decision makers,    |                        |                     |
| > employees, and job  |                        |                     |
| > applicants.\        |                        |                     |
| >      o Resources    |                        |                     |
| > include arranging   |                        |                     |
| > for services such   |                        |                     |
| > as a sign language  |                        |                     |
| > interpreter, a text |                        |                     |
| > magnifier as well   |                        |                     |
| > as other            |                        |                     |
| > technologies.\      |                        |                     |
| > - Assist in         |                        |                     |
| > providing funds for |                        |                     |
| > reasonable          |                        |                     |
| > accommodation       |                        |                     |
| > requests.\          |                        |                     |
| > - Cannot provide    |                        |                     |
| > legal advice        |                        |                     |
| > regarding           |                        |                     |
| > reasonable          |                        |                     |
| > accommodations.     |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > *Disability Program |                        |                     |
| > Managers (DPMs) -*  |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > \- Advise           |                        |                     |
| > supervisors, and    |                        |                     |
| > decision makers on  |                        |                     |
| > reasonable          |                        |                     |
| > accommodations and  |                        |                     |
| > other disability    |                        |                     |
| > issues.\            |                        |                     |
| > - Maintain and      |                        |                     |
| > submit              |                        |                     |
| > comprehensive       |                        |                     |
| > reports.\           |                        |                     |
| > - Facilitate        |                        |                     |
| > management          |                        |                     |
| > training.           |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| *Supervisors/Decision |                        |                     |
| > Makers -*           |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > \- Accept and       |                        |                     |
| > process the         |                        |                     |
| > reasonable          |                        |                     |
| > accommodation       |                        |                     |
| > requests.\          |                        |                     |
| > - Decide whether    |                        |                     |
| > the reasonable      |                        |                     |
| > accommodation       |                        |                     |
| > request is with or  |                        |                     |
| > without merit       |                        |                     |
| > according to the    |                        |                     |
| > standards           |                        |                     |
| > prescribed in the   |                        |                     |
| > DOT Order 1011.1.   |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| *Employees/Applicants |                        |                     |
| > -*                  |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > \- Do the job       |                        |                     |
| > effectively with or |                        |                     |
| > without reasonable  |                        |                     |
| > accommodations.\    |                        |                     |
| > - Disclose          |                        |                     |
| > disability in order |                        |                     |
| > to make a           |                        |                     |
| > reasonable          |                        |                     |
| > accommodation       |                        |                     |
| > request.\           |                        |                     |
| > - Responsible to    |                        |                     |
| > provide the         |                        |                     |
| > decision maker all  |                        |                     |
| > required            |                        |                     |
| > documentation.      |                        |                     |
| >                     |                        |                     |
| > If there are any    |                        |                     |
| > questions, please   |                        |                     |
| > feel free to        |                        |                     |
| > contact the         |                        |                     |
| > Departmental Office |                        |                     |
| > of Civil Rights at  |                        |                     |
| > 202-366-5714.       |                        |                     |
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