Title Vii And Ada In Pima
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The ADA covers the same employees as Title VII but further requires employees to have, have a record or history of – or be perceived by the employer to have – a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits a major life activity (such as sleeping, eating, walking, etc.).
However, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not protect people with disabilities. Discrimination against people with disabilities would not be addressed until 1973 when Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 became law, and later still in 1990 when the ADA was passed.
Content to consider in body of letter: Identify yourself as a person with a disability. State that you are requesting accommodations under the ADA (or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 if you are a federal employee) Identify your specific problematic job tasks. Identify your accommodation ideas.
The provider does not have to be a medical doctor (MD). Examples may include doctors (including psychiatrists), psychologists, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, vocational rehabilitation specialists, and licensed mental health professionals, among others.
Reasonable accommodation can include, but is not limited to, the following: Changing job duties. Providing leave for medical care. Changing work schedules. Relocating the work area. Providing mechanical or electrical aids.
In your reasonable accommodation letter, you should provide all the information your employer will need to begin the accommodation process, including what your disability is, how it affects you, which aspects of your job might require modification, and proposed accommodations.
Content to consider in body of letter: Identify yourself as a person with a disability. State that you are requesting accommodations under the ADA (or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 if you are a federal employee) Identify your specific problematic job tasks. Identify your accommodation ideas.
You may submit your completed Discrimination Complaint to the OEO by mail, fax, or email. By Mail: Office of Equal Opportunity. P. O. Box 6123. Mail Drop 1119. Phoenix, AZ 85005-6123. By Fax: (602) 364-3982. By Email: Office of Equal Opportunity. officeofequalopportunity@azdes.
Phone: 602-506-0583 Complaints that a program, service, or activity of Maricopa County is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to ADA Coordinator Michele Ross.