Employees Requesting Accommodation
Employee and applicant requests for reasonable accommodations should be forwarded to the Equity Officer and Title IX Coordinator who also serves as the ADA Coordinator for Employees.
Process
Generally, after a request for accommodation has been made, the next step is for the parties to begin the interactive process to determine what, if any, accommodation should be provided. This means that the individual requesting the accommodation and the Equity Officer must communicate with each other about the request, the precise nature of the problem that is generating the request, how a disability is prompting a need for an accommodation, and alternative accommodations that may be effective in meeting an individual’s needs.
In many instances, the Equity Officer may need to request medical information to determine if an individual’s impairment is a “disability” under the ADA or to determine what would be an effective accommodation. The Equity Officer will also work with the requestor’s department and Human Resources to identify job duties and gather further information about possible accommodations.
Communication is a priority throughout the entire process. Both the individual making the request and the Equity Officer should work together to identify effective accommodations. Medical information obtained in connection with the reasonable accommodation process must be kept confidential. This means that all medical information that Equity Officer obtains in connection with a request for reasonable accommodation is kept in files separate from the individual’s personnel file. This includes the fact that an accommodation has been requested or approved and information about functional limitations.
Contact Information
Equity Officer and Title IX Coordinator
3000 NW 83rd Street, R-Annex, Room 113, Gainesville, Florida 32606
352-395-5950
equity.officer@sfcollege.edu