The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a new fact sheet addressing reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for attorneys with disabilities. The new publication is available on the agency’s website.
According to the EEOC, one goal of the fact sheet is to dispel the myth that disabled lawyers who need an accommodation are less competent or less productive than attorneys without disabilities. Reasonable accommodation refers to any change in the work environment or in the way things are customarily done that enables an applicant or employee with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities.
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The fact sheet explains the reasonable accommodation rights and responsibilities of both legal employers and attorneys with disabilities. It includes useful examples to provide all kinds of legal employers—including law firms, government agencies, corporations, law schools, and nonprofits—with specific ideas on types of accommodations available for lawyers with various disabilities.
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