Illinois State University is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment for persons with disabilities.The policy can be found at http://www.policy.ilstu.edu/policydocs/reasonable_accommodation.html. Disability Concerns is the designated office that provides approved reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities at Illinois State University. This is done in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
An individual is considered to have a disability if s/he:
Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
Has a record of such an impairment
Is regarded as having such an impairment
If an employee has a disability that may be impacting his/her job performance, s/he can request a reasonable accommodation. A reasonable accommodation is a modification or adjustment to a job that assists a qualified individual in performing essential job duties.
To be considered a qualified individual, the employee must be someone who possesses the skills, experience, and educational qualifications required for the position and who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without an accommodation. The essential functions of the job are those duties that are most critical to the performance and completion of the job position.
To receive a reasonable accommodation as a qualified employee, contact Disability Concerns at 438-5853 and make an appointment with the Coordinator of Employee Accomodations. At that appointment the Coordinator of Employee Accomodations and the employee will discuss the impact of the disability in the job setting, the requested accommodation and the job position description. All reasonable accommodations are determined on a case-by-case basis specific to the impact of the disability on the individual. The employee must provide appropriate documentation of the disability. Once the documentation is received and determined to be appropriate by the Coordinator of Employee Accomodations, an appointment will be made with the employee, the employee's supervisor and theCoordinator of Employee Accomodations. This meeting will be an interactive discussion of the essential functions of the job position, the needed reasonable accommodation, the appropriateness of the accommodation to the work environment, and the start date of the accommodation.
Accessible Parking Spaces
If the employee has the State of Illinois tag or license plate permit to use accessible parking spaces (designated on campus by a blue wheelchair sign), the employee should take his/her tag or vehicle registration to the Office of Parking and Transportation Services and purchase the appropriate University parking tag. Office of Parking and Transportation Services will forward information to Disability Concerns. No form from Disability Concerns is needed.
