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Requesting Accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

If you have a disability that you feel should be accommodated by Saint Louis University, you should complete the ADA request form in Workday under “Requests."一旦我们收到 your request, we will begin an interactive process involving your human resources consultant, you and your supervisor to determine the appropriate next steps. 你会 被要求提供信息来支持你的请求.

1. 残疾的定义是什么?

根据《博彩网址大全》,如果一个人:

  1. Have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life 活动.
  2. 有这样的损害记录吗.
  3. 被认为有这种缺陷. 只有第一类或第二类人 是否有权享受合理的住宿.

2008年9月,《博彩网址大全》对残疾的定义进行了修订. 其中一个变化是 was making the substantially limited standard an easier one to meet. 2011年3月, 平等就业机会委员会发布了进一步解释新标准的规定. 这些规定 最终于2011年5月敲定.

2. 你的人力资源顾问会要求你提供医疗文件

Your HR consultant will request medical documentation to assist in evaluating whether you have an impairment which substantially limits one or more major life 活动 and whether or not you need a reasonable accommodation to be able to do your job. 请参阅 医疗查询表格.

We will require that the documentation about the disability and limitations come from 一个合适的卫生保健专业人员. 适当的专业人士包括,但都是 不限于:

  • 医生(包括精神科医生)
  • 心理学家
  • 护士
  • 物理治疗师
  • 按摩师
  • 职业治疗师
  • 言语治疗师
  • 职业康复专家
  • 持牌精神卫生专业人员

3. 什么是减值?

The first step in determining whether an employee has a disability is to determine 雇员是否有身体或精神上的缺陷. 身体缺陷的意思是 any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more body systems, such as neurological, musculoskeletal, special sense organs, respiratory (including speech organs), cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive, genitourinary, immune, circulatory, hemic, lymphatic, skin, endocrine. A mental or psychological disorder includes conditions such as intellectual disability, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, specific learning disabilities.

4. 人生的主要活动是什么?

Major life 活动 include functions such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, sitting, reaching, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, 与他人互动,工作.

Major life 活动 also include the operation of a major bodily function, including functions of the immune system, special sense organs and skin; normal cell growth; and digestive, genitourinary, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, cardiovascular, endocrine, hemic, lymphatic, musculoskeletal, reproductive functions.

The operation of a major bodily function includes the operation of an individual organ 在身体系统内. These lists are not exhaustive lists; they are representative 这些活动是主要的生命活动.

5. 确定是否需要住宿

Under the ADA, an employee is entitled to a reasonable accommodation that will enable 尽管有残疾,员工仍然要做好自己的工作. 因此,大学 can ask for medical documentation to show that the requested accommodation is needed 因为员工的残疾. 请记住,需要适应的限制 是不是一定要和那些确立残疾的人一样. 一旦确定 that an employee has a disability, he/she is entitled to reasonable accommodations 因残疾造成的任何限制.

6. 确定有效的住宿选择

If an employee has a disability and needs an accommodation because of the disability, the University must provide a reasonable accommodation, unless the accommodation poses 不适当的困难. 一般来说,调整是指任何修改或调整 in the work environment or in the way things are customarily done that enables an 残疾员工享有平等的就业机会. 一个修改 or adjustment is "reasonable" if it seems reasonable on its face, meaning feasible 或似是而非的. In addition to being reasonable, an accommodation also must be "effective" 满足个人的需要.

An accommodation is effective when it enables the employee to perform the essential functions of the job or to enjoy equal access to the benefits and privileges of employment 没有残疾的员工也能享受. 在许多情况下,合理的住宿 will be obvious and can be made without difficulty and at little or no cost. 通常情况下, the individual with a disability can suggest a simple change or adjustment based on 他或她的生活或工作经历. 人力资源顾问应该经常咨询这个人 with the disability as the first step in considering an accommodation. 在很多情况下 该员工将能够提供住宿的想法. 员工的医疗保健 provider will also be able to provide useful accommodation suggestions.

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) prohibits employers and other entities covered by GINA Title II from requesting or requiring genetic information of an individual or family member of the individual, except as specifically allowed 根据这个法则. To comply with this law, we are asking that you not provide any genetic information when responding to this request for medical information. “基因信息。” as defined by GINA, includes an individual's family medical history, the results of an individual's or family member's genetic tests, the fact that an individual or an individual's family member sought or received genetic services, genetic information of a fetus carried by an individual or an individual's family member or an embryo lawfully held by an individual or family member receiving assistive reproductive services. 确定有效的住宿选择.

7. 在工作日提出住宿要求

  •  通过My博彩网址大全门户登录到Workday.
  • On your home page, under the applications section, find and click “Requests.”
  • 在“Actions”列(左)中,单击“Create Request”.” 
  •  For the request type, go to "All"  and select "Accommodation Request."
  • 点击底部橙色的“OK”按钮.
  • Enter a description of your request in the description space provided.
  • Scroll down to read the help text about accommodations and answer the questions about 你的具体适应条件、工作职能、限制等.
  • 当你完成后,点击橙色的“提交”按钮. 
  • After submitting, the request will be reviewed by your HR consultant and manager.

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