[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 14CFR1251.201]



[Page 231]

 

                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1251_NONDISCRIMINATION ON BASIS OF HANDICAP--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart 1251.2_Employment Practices

 

Sec. 1251.201  Reasonable accommodation.



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

physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified handicapped 

applicant or employee 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 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 programor activity, factors to be considered include:

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



[51 FR 26862, July 28, 1986, as amended at 68 FR 51351, Aug. 26, 2003]