[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR1232.10]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

       CHAPTER XII--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

 

PART 1232_NONDISCRIMINATION ON BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR 

ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents

 

          Subpart B_Employment and Volunteer Service Practices

 

Sec. 1232.10  Reasonable accommodation.



    (a) A recipient shall make reasonable accommodation to the known 

physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped 

applicant, employee or volunteer unless the recipient can demonstrate 

that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation 

of its program or activity.

    (b) Reasonable accommodation may include: (1) Making facilities used 

by employees or volunteers readily accessible to and usable by 

handicapped persons, and

    (2) Job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules, 

acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, the provision of 

readers or interpreters, and other similar actions.

    (c) In determining pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section whether 

an accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of a 

recipient's program or activity, factors to be considered include:

    (1) The overall size of the recipient's program or activity with 

respect to number of employees or volunteers, number and type of 

facilities, and size of budget;

    (2) The type of the recipient's operation, including the composition 

and structure of the recipient's workforce or volunteer force, and

    (3) The nature and cost of the accommodation needed.



[44 FR 31018, May 30, 1979, as amended at 68 FR 51388, Aug. 26, 2003]