OFFICE HOURS: 

 

Walk-Ins:

8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

We are currently located at 

Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 

Building 15, 2nd Floor, 

Portsmouth, VA

For assistance, contact us at:

757-396-5512

***Appointments Are 

Available Upon Request.***

WHAT HAPPENS

WHEN YOU BECOME 

TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY 

DISABLED

• Contact your Shop General Foreman, 

Department Head, Supervisor or 

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Program 

Manager (RAPM) for a RA Package and 

counsel.

 

• Obtain medical treatment and current 

medical documentation from treating 

physician.

 

• Submit your completed RA package with 

supporting medical documentation to the 

RAPM. 

 

• Determination made to approve/

disapprove RA request after Reasonable 

Accommodation Analysis Team meeting; 

decision received in writing. 

 

• May be eligible for local 30 day/60 day 

DoN placement search; Disability 

Retirement

NOTE: Program is voluntary; may result in 

disciplinary action if placement is not found.

Reasonable Accommodation

Office 

(Code N1EEO2)

Portsmouth, VA 23709

(757) 396-5512

U.S. FLEET FORCES 

EEO Center of Excellence

REASONABLE 

ACCOMMODATION
RIGHTS

LAWS/ACTS

REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

 REQUIRES FEDERAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO QUALIFIED

EMPLOYEES AND APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES, 

UNLESS TO DO SO WOULD CAUSE AN UNDUE HARDSHIP. 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT 

(ADA) OF 1990 

PROHIBITS EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES, AND LABOR

UNIONS FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST QUALIFIED

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN JOB APPLICATION

PROCEDURES, HIRING, FIRING, ADVANCEMENT, 

COMPENSATION, JOB TRAINING, AND OTHER TERMS, 

CONDITIONS, AND PRIVILEGES OF EMPLOYMENT.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY AMENDMENTS ACT

(ADAA) OF 2008

 THE ADA AMENDMENTS ACT BECAME EFFECTIVE

AS OF JANUARY1, 2009 AND FURTHER DEFINES

“SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS,” IN THE ADA AND EXPANDS

THE DEFINITION OF “MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES” (I.E. 

WALKING, BENDING, SEEING, WORKING AND

COMMUNICATING).

RESPONSIBILITIES

ALWAYS REMEMBER, 

SAFETY FIRST!

Follow all safety precautions in 

place to try to prevent injuries. 

However, if an injury occurs....

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 WHAT’S NEXT?

1. Report injury to Supervisor.

2. Report to Branch Health Clinic.

3. Complete the required forms.

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WHAT FORMS ARE USED TO

SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR RA?

• SECNAV 12306 – Confirmation of 

Reasonable Accommodation Request 

Form

• Interactive Discussion Work Sheet

• Documentation of Essential Functions

• Branch Health Clinic Medical Survey

• Current Medical Documentation 

ROLES

 

WHAT IS RA?

Any modification or adjustment to a job or the 

work environment/facility that will enable a 

qualified applicant or employee with a 

qualifying disability to participate in the 

application process or perform the essential 

functions of the position, unless to do so would 

cause an undue hardship to the activity.

Includes adjustments to assure that qualified 

individuals with a disability have rights and 

privileges in employment equal to those of 

employees without disabilities. 

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EXAMPLES OF REASONABLE 

ACCOMMOCATIONS

 

Facility Modification

Job Restructuring

Work Schedule/Policy Change

Acquisition/Modification of Equipment

Reassignment

LWOP, FMLA, SICK/ANNUAL LEAVE

Telework