[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 24CFR8.11]



[Page 141-142]

 

                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

PART 8_NONDISCRIMINATION BASED ON HANDICAP IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS 

AND ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT--Table 

of Contents

 

                          Subpart B_Employment

 

Sec.  8.11  Reasonable accommodation.



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

physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant with 

handicaps or employee with handicaps, unless the recipient can 

demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the 

operation of its program.

    (b) Reasonable accommodation may include:

    (1) Making facilities used by employees accessible to and usable by 

individuals with handicaps and

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

schedules,



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acquisitions or modification of equipment or devices, the provision of 

readers or interpreters, and other similar actions.

    (c) In determining, under paragraph (a) of this section, whether an 

accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of a 

recipient's program, factors to be considered include:

    (1) The overall size of the recipient's program with respect to 

number of employees, 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; and

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

    (d) A recipient may not deny any employment opportunity to a 

qualified handicapped employee or applicant if the basis for the denial 

is the need to make reasonable accommodation to the physical or mental 

limitations of the employee or applicant.