Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3354:1 - Cuyahoga Community College › Chapter 3354:1-42 - Policies on Discrimination and Harrassment › Section 3354:1-42-01.3 - ADA reasonable accommodation procedure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No individual with a disability shall,
			 solely by reason of the person's disability, be excluded from employment or
			 employment related benefits. Employment, hiring, and advancement will be based
			 solely on the person's ability to perform what the college determines to be
			 essential job functions.
(B)
			 Accommodations will be made for an otherwise qualified applicant or employee
			 with a disability, except to the extent the accommodation imposes an undue
			 financial or administrative hardship on operations.
(C) Notice of the availability of reasonable
			 accommodations for job applicants will be included in postings and
			 advertisements and will be made available upon request to applicants with
			 disabilities during the pre-employment process in an effort to ensure equal
			 employment opportunity.
(D) All
			 applicants will be informed at the initial interview that the College does not
			 discriminate on the basis of disability and that requests for reasonable
			 accommodations needed for the performance of essential job functions or for the
			 enjoyment of other benefits of employment should made upon, or promptly
			 following, receipt of a conditional offer of employment.
(E) Persons with disabilities employed by the
			 college are encouraged to request reasonable accommodation at any time when
			 such accommodation becomes necessary to facilitate the employee's performance
			 of essential functions of their job or to allow the enjoyment of any other
			 benefits of employment.
(1) Requests for
			 reasonable accommodations must be presented in writing to the employee's
			 immediate supervisor or to the office of affirmative action and diversity. The
			 request should include a written description of the nature and purpose of the
			 accommodation. Assistance will be made available to any employee requiring
			 assistance in identifying an appropriate accommodation or in documenting the
			 reasons why such accommodation is needed.
(2) The college will use reasonable efforts
			 to make a decision within ten business days of the submission of a reasonable
			 accommodation request accompanied by any supporting documentation needed by the
			 college to fairly evaluate the request. The effectiveness of the accommodation
			 and the need for changes or additions to the accommodation will be assessed
			 during first month of the employee's use of the accommodation.
(3) All reasonable accommodation requests and
			 documentation, discussions, decisions and other matters relative to an
			 employee's status as a person with a disability should be kept confidential to
			 the extent permitted by law.
(4)
			 The final decision concerning any requested accommodation that may represent an
			 undue financial or administrative hardship will be made by the office of human
			 resources. Applicants and employees have the right to appeal the denial of any
			 accommodation request using the college's ADA grievance procedure.