The ADA is based on common sense. It recognizes that altering existing structures is more costly than making new construction accessible. The ADA forces business and government to spend lots of money hiring unqualified people. Employees must meet all the requirements of the job and perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. No accommodation must be provided if it would result in an undue hardship on the employer.
Reasonable accommodation is usually far less expensive than many people think.
In most cases, an appropriate reasonable accommodation can be made without difficulty and at little or no cost. The County, of course, also seeks bids and proposals for a variety of other projects. The Notice of Bids located in the Purchasing Department s website details all upcoming requests for bids, proposals, etc. The Purchasing Department updates the Notice of Bids section weekly. For businesses that cannot access the Internet, all branches of the Hillsborough County Public Library System have computers available free of charge to the public, which have this capability.