Disability Issues

ADA/Section 504

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) require that no otherwise qualified person with a disability shall be denied a benefit or opportunity (employment or education) or be excluded from participation solely on the basis of that disability. If a student or employee with a disability is otherwise qualified, the institution may be required to make a reasonable accommodation for that disability. Whether an accommodation is reasonable depends on the full circumstances, and not simply on whether it would cost more than, for example, a student's tuition. The following websites provide guidance on employment and participation in programs at institutions of education. Please feel free to contact Nancy Broff for information and assistance if you have specific questions about these requirements.

Guidelines from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Federal EEO Laws
http://www.eeoc.gov/abouteeo/overview_laws.html

Americans with Disabilities Act 1990
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/ada.html

Rehabilitation Act of 1973
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/rehab.html

Disability Discrimination
http://www.eeoc.gov/types/ada.html

Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/accommodation.html

Small Employers And Reasonable Accommodation
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/accommodation.html

Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University
Reasonable Accommodations for People with Psychiatric Disabilities:
An On-line Resource for Employers and Educators
http://www.bu.edu/cpr/reasaccom/

Additional Information:

DAIS - Disability Access Information & Support
Jane E. Jarrow, Ph.D.
What is reasonable accommodation?
http://www.janejarrow.com/public_library/inservice-material/resnableacc.html