Reasonable Workplace Accommodations to Qualified Individuals with Disabilities Page 3 of 6. Requests for accommodation that are deemed by the ADA Coordinator or the DRC to present an undue hardship for the District in that they involve "significant difficulty or expense" shall be documented in writing by the ADA Coordinator. Such documentation, a copy of which shall be provided to the requesting individual, shall include all factors considered by the ADA Coordinator and the DRC in denying the requested accommodation as an undue hardship. No denial of a request for reasonable accommodation shall be made, and no requesting individual shall be informed of such denial, until the ADA Coordinator has discussed the proposed denial with a representative from the Utah State Office of Risk Management and, where appropriate, the school district attorney. All conversations and meetings between the ADA Coordinator and either Risk Management or the school district attorney shall be documented in writing by the ADA Coordinator. The ADA Coordinator shall inform the Superintendent of Schools in writing of each denial of requested accommodations and the reasons for the denial.
DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMITTEE Issue Date: 11/14/19
If the ADA Coordinator determines that there is a legitimate question as to either the individual’s disability status or the reasonableness of the requested accommodation, the ADA Coordinator shall convene the Disability Rights Committee (DRC) to review the request for accommodation. This committee shall be composed of: 1. the ADA Coordinator; 2. a representative from Plant Operations/Facilities, as appropriate; 3. a representative from Human Resources, as appropriate; 4. a health care professional, as needed 5. risk manager; and 6. legal specialist. In addition to receiving input from the requesting individual, the Committee may, depending on the nature of the requested accommodation, receive input from the following: 1. a School Director; 2. the site administrator; 3. a representative from the District's Augmentative Team; 4. a representative from Information Technology; 5. an individual with a related disability (where possible); 6. the Business Administrator 7. a professional association/labor union.
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