Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires all employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the full range of employment related opportunities available to others. It requires employers to make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities, unless it results in undue hardship. Religious entities with 15 or more employees are covered under Title I.
Who has a disability?
An "individual with a disability" is a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a "major life activity", or has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment.
How do I obtain a Reasonable Accommodation as a job applicant?
To find out the procedure for obtaining a reasonable accommodation in the Job Application Process, access the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) publication "Job Applicants and the Americans with Disabilities Act."
How do I obtain a Reasonable Accommodation as an employee?
To find out more about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission publication, please visit "Your Employment Rights as an Individual With A Disability."
Title II of the ADA requires reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when the modifications are necessary to avoid discrimination on the basis of disability, unless the public entity can demonstrate that making the modification would fundamentally alter the nature of the service, program, or activity.
Further, a public entity may not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the costs of measures, such as the provision of auxiliary aids or program accessibility, that are required under to ensure nondiscriminatory treatment.
How do I obtain a Reasonable Modification of State and Local Government policies, practices, and services?
To learn about the "key requirements" of Title II of the ADA, see the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section publication "Title II Highlights."
Additional information may be obtained by contacting the ADA Coordinator at rcalkins@co.ba.md.us
Documents accessed from this web page are available in an alternate format on request.
Revised November 19, 2004
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