The person must be a qualified individual with a disability. The person must have the requisite skill, experience and education for the job and must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. Public entities must reasonably accommodate the known disability of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability. A reasonable accommodation is a modification or adjustment to the job application process, a modification to the work environment, or modifications in the manner in which a job is performed to enable an applicant to apply for a job or an employee to perform the essential functions of the job. The purpose of the self-evaluation is to review such policies, practices and procedures to identify those that discriminate against or prevent participation of persons with disabilities.
Public input is part of the self-evaluation process.
The self-evaluation document should be reviewed by various organizations representing people with disabilities. All programs, services and activities of state and local government must be accessible by January 26, 1992. This includes an obligation to provide a reasonable accommodation to an applicant or employee with a disability. Non-structural changes are to be made as soon as practicable, but no later than January 26, 1992. Structural changes are to be made as soon as possible, but no later than January 26, 1995. 5.