{"id":5126,"date":"2020-06-29T15:50:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T20:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/?page_id=5126"},"modified":"2024-10-09T14:20:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T19:20:22","slug":"disability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/hr-services-and-support\/aaeeo\/disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability Accommodations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cfct-build-5126\" class=\"cfct-build grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-module-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2024\/05\/Work-Thrive-Belong.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1283\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2024\/05\/Work-Thrive-Belong.png\" class=\"cfct-mod-image cfct-module-image-mod-image alignnone \" alt=\"Work Thrive\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2024\/05\/Work-Thrive-Belong.png 1283w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2024\/05\/Work-Thrive-Belong-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2024\/05\/Work-Thrive-Belong-1024x172.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/2024\/05\/Work-Thrive-Belong-768x129.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1283px) 100vw, 1283px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-3 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-supplemental\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"cfct-mod-content\">\n    <nav class=\"widget widget_meta\" >\n\n        <div class=\"menu-cfct-module-069c8e016e87cd8796da085344da902e-container\"><ul id = \"menu-hr-services-and-support-side-menu\" class = \"menu nav\"><li id=\"menu-item-5291\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-5291\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/hr-services-and-support\/talent-acquisition\/\">Talent Acquisition<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-5293\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5293\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/hr-services-and-support\/talent-acquisition\/search-and-screen\/\">Search and Screen Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5290\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5290\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/hr-services-and-support\/onboarding\/\">Onboarding<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5288\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5288\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/hr-services-and-support\/performance\/\">Performance Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5287\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5287\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/hr-services-and-support\/position-changes\/\">Position Changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5283\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5283\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/hr-services-and-support\/education\/\">Education &amp; Professional Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5289\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5289\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/hr-services-and-support\/offboarding\/\">Offboarding<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5294\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5294\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/hr-services-and-support\/aaeeo\/\">Overview &amp; Compliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5282\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5282\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/hr-services-and-support\/aaeeo\/disability\/\">Disability Accommodations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5281\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5281\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/hr-services-and-support\/aaeeo\/titleix\/\">Sexual Harassment and Misconduct<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>    <\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-9 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content copy\"><h4>Disability Accommodations<\/h4>\n<h6>What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>An anti-discrimination law for individuals with disabilities.<\/li>\n<li>A national mandate to provide access to all aspects of American life to people with disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>What does the ADA Cover?<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Employment<\/li>\n<li>Access to facilities, programs, services, activities<\/li>\n<li>Telecommunications<\/li>\n<li>Transportation<\/li>\n<li>Other miscellaneous provisions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>What do ADA Provisions Require?<\/h6>\n<p><em>Employment provisions of the ADA require good faith efforts by an employer and an employee who is a qualified individual with a disability to identify reasonable accommodations that permit the employee to perform the essential functions of the position.<\/em><\/p>\n<h6>Who is covered under the ADA Employment Provisions?<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Academic Staff<\/li>\n<li>University Staff<\/li>\n<li>Faculty<\/li>\n<li>Interns<\/li>\n<li>Limited Appointees (e.g., deans, directors)<\/li>\n<li>Postgraduate Trainees<\/li>\n<li>Program\/Project Assistants<\/li>\n<li>Research Associates<\/li>\n<li>Student Hourly Employees<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate Assistants<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate Interns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>ADA Responsibilities<\/h6>\n<p>The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) provides that no qualified individual with a disability be denied access to or participation in services, programs, and activities at the University of Wisconsin System Administration. This act applies to virtually all aspects of campus activities, including employment, student programming, and services provided to the community at large. As part of UWSA\u2019s ADA compliance program, this web page has been developed to link you with the many ADA and disability-related resources at UWSA. Direct any additional questions to Derek Allen (<a href=\"mailto:derek.allen@uwss.wisconsin.edu\">derek.allen@uwss.wisconsin.edu<\/a> or (608) 263-9843.<\/p>\n<h6>Forms and Publications<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/policies\/docs\/reasonable-accommodation-requests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UWSA Internal Policy: Reasonable Accommodation Requests<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/download\/Universities-of-Wisconsin-Reasonable-Acccommodation-Request-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UWSA Reasonable Accommodation Request Form<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1581,"featured_media":0,"parent":5120,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5126","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","cfct-can-haz-build"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9381,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5126\/revisions\/9381"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/uwsa\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}