Workplace Accommodations

Recognizing a Request

As a supervisor, you should watch for an employee making a link between the workplace and a disability or medical issue.  

Examples

• An employee has been late for work because of medical appointments
• During a one-on-one meeting, an employee states that chronic back problems are preventing them from meeting deadlines
• You receive a doctor’s note indicating that your employee needs to take lunch at 11:30 a.m.

Making a Referral

Once you identify the employee's need for accommodation, you can request that the employee submit an accommodation request form.

The disability coordinator will review the request and work with the employee to see what accommodations can be made. This process involves the supervisor only if the employee gives permission for the accommodation request to be shared.

Reasonable accommodations will be made if they do not impose undue hardship on the department.