What is reasonable accommodation for a disabled employee who is unable to speak or read at work?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from McCullah v. Southern Calif. Gas Co., 82 Cal. App. 4th 495, 98 Cal.Rptr.2d 208 (Cal. App. 2000):

2. Reasonable accommodation includes: "'(1) Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities. [] (2) Job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules, reassignment to a vacant position, acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, adjustment or modifications of examinations, training materials or policies, the provision of qualified readers or interpreters, and other similar accommodations for individuals with disabilities.' ( 12926, subd. (m), italics added; Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, 7293.9, subd. (a).)" (Hanson v. Lucky Stores, Inc. (1999) 74 Cal.App.4th 215, 225.)

2. Reasonable accommodation includes: "'(1) Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities. [] (2) Job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules, reassignment to a vacant position, acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, adjustment or modifications of examinations, training materials or policies, the provision of qualified readers or interpreters, and other similar accommodations for individuals with disabilities.' ( 12926, subd. (m), italics added; Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, 7293.9, subd. (a).)" (Hanson v. Lucky Stores, Inc. (1999) 74 Cal.App.4th 215, 225.)

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