Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Accommodation Procedure(Published 12/17/21 pending approval)
Division:Finance and Administration
Department:Human Resources
Contact Information:Chief Human Resources Officer/David Miller/715-836-4323milleda@uwec.edu
Effective Date:12/1/2021
Revised Date:
Objective:
The objective of this procedure is to identify the appropriate application and procedures pertaining to Americans with Disabilities (ADA) accommodation requests.
Authority:
- Federal Rehabilitation Act’s Section 504
- Federal Rehabilitation Act's Section 508
- US Department of Labor Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
- UW System Practice Directive EEO A: Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities
- Regent Policy Document 14-10, Nondiscrimination on Basis of Disability
- Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, Wis. Stats. §§ 111.31 to 111.395
- UWEC Policies: Service Animals
Scope:The scope of this procedure is to define the steps to follow for requesting an accommodation under the ADA Guidelines.
Statement:
A request for accommodation can be made through the human resources department. The official forms are available through BP Logix and must include the Employee Information and the Physicians Information. All documents must be completed before submitting to Human Resources for processing.
Procedure:ADA Reasonable Accommodation Request Procedure
Step | Action
1. | Access the request form by opening BP Logix, click on Start New Form, Select Human Resources, and selecting ADA Reasonable Accommodation Request form.
2. | Completed the Employee Information section including a: Current Job Description, Description of Disability, Description of how disability impairs ability to perform assigned job duties, Description of accommodation being requested
3. | Follow the instructions to receive the Physicians Information document.
- When you have completed the upper portion of this eForm, click "Submit" below. The form will remain - you may "Save and Close for Later".
- A Physician's Information PDF will be created.
- It will immediately come to you via email as a PDF. (It will include all information that you entered above.Print the PDF and take to the doctor to be completed.
4. | Submit the documentation. When the doctor has completed the form, scan or take a picture of the form with your camera. The scanned image must be uploaded to the eForm. Find the form at https://eform.uwec.edu / My Tasks Add Scan or Picture of Physician Report
5. | Click "Submit" to send to HR for review and accommodation determination.
Administration:Approval DetailsApproval Authority: | [Refer to the Table of Approval Authorities]
Approval date: | [dd/mm/yyyy]
Version no: | V1.0
Date for next review: | [The practice directive and procedure review should be scheduled 3 years from the approval date]
- Revision History
Version | Revision date | Description of changes | Author
1.0 | <dd/mm/yyyy> | Procedure established | Title of Procedure Author
- Contact Person/Unit: | Chief Human Resources Officer/David Miller/715-836-4323 milleda@uwec.edu
- Keywords: | ADA, Americans with Disabilities, disability, physician information, physician, BP Logix