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St. Norbert College is committed to providing benefits that enhance the lives of our employees and their families. -
St. Norbert College is committed to providing benefits that enhance the lives of our employees and their families. -
St. Norbert College is committed to providing benefits that enhance the lives of our employees and their families.
Equity: Disability Accommodation
Applies to: All faculty, staff, contractors, student works and job applicants
Purpose: To ensure equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities
Policy Owner: Human Resources
Revision Dates: April 2021
Last Reviewed: April 2021
Policy
St. Norbert College is committed to equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The college complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 as amended, and any other applicable state and federal laws. This means St. Norbert College will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in regard to application procedures, hiring, tenure, advancement, benefits, compensation, training or any other conditions of employment. Moreover, it is the college’s policy to provide reasonable employment accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities so they can perform their essential job functions, unless the accommodation(s) would impose an undue hardship on the college’s operations or change the essential functions of the position.
Human Resources makes final determinations about disability accommodations. Managers and supervisors may not independently deny accommodation requests. Please view the Accommodation Request Form.
The college prohibits retaliation against an individual with a disability for using this policy or seeking a reasonable accommodation.
Procedures
Employees
To request an accommodation, complete an initial Accommodation Request form. Once your request is received, Human Resources will engage in an interactive process with you, your department, your health care provider and any other relevant and necessary parties until a determination is reached regarding whether a reasonable accommodation can be made.
You’re required to fully cooperate with the college’s procurement of medical records so that it can fully comply with applicable laws. This means that you’re required to supply requested documentation as part of the interactive process. All of your medical information will be maintained according to applicable privacy policies.
Employment Applicants
An employment applicant who requires an accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact Human Resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a reasonable accommodation?
A reasonable accommodation may include any change to the work environment, and may include making existing facilities readily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities. It also may include job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules, remote work options, reassignment to a vacant position, acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, the provision of qualified readers or interpreters, and other similar accommodations.
What is are essential functions?
Essential functions are the basic job duties you must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodations.
How is undue hardship determined?
The college looks at an accommodation’s nature, cost and impact to college operations when determining whether an accommodation would require significant difficulties or expense.
Policy
St. Norbert College is committed to equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The college complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 as amended, and any other applicable state and federal laws. This means St. Norbert College will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in regard to application procedures, hiring, tenure, advancement, benefits, compensation, training or any other conditions of employment. Moreover, it is the college’s policy to provide reasonable employment accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities so they can perform their essential job functions, unless the accommodation(s) would impose an undue hardship on the college’s operations or change the essential functions of the position.
Human Resources makes final determinations about disability accommodations. Managers and supervisors may not independently deny accommodation requests. Please view the Accommodation Request Form.
The college prohibits retaliation against an individual with a disability for using this policy or seeking a reasonable accommodation.
Procedures
Employees
To request an accommodation, complete an initial Accommodation Request form. Once your request is received, Human Resources will engage in an interactive process with you, your department, your health care provider and any other relevant and necessary parties until a determination is reached regarding whether a reasonable accommodation can be made.
You’re required to fully cooperate with the college’s procurement of medical records so that it can fully comply with applicable laws. This means that you’re required to supply requested documentation as part of the interactive process. All of your medical information will be maintained according to applicable privacy policies.
Employment Applicants
An employment applicant who requires an accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact Human Resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a reasonable accommodation?
A reasonable accommodation may include any change to the work environment, and may include making existing facilities readily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities. It also may include job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules, remote work options, reassignment to a vacant position, acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, the provision of qualified readers or interpreters, and other similar accommodations.
What is are essential functions?
Essential functions are the basic job duties you must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodations.
How is undue hardship determined?
The college looks at an accommodation’s nature, cost and impact to college operations when determining whether an accommodation would require significant difficulties or expense.
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