A reasonable accommodation is a modification or adjustment to a job or the work environment that enables an otherwise qualified applicant or employee to perform the essential functions of the job. It is the employee\u2019s responsibility to request the accommodation and to provide requested medical documentation to the Accessibility & Accommodations Division in order to determine the most appropriate reasonable accommodations available.<\/p>\n
Employees can\u00a0submit a request for\u00a0an accommodation<\/a><\/span> due to a disability or underlying medical condition, by completing an online request form through the Office for Access and Equity\u2019s secure portal. If you experience any difficulty or have questions about how to submit your request, please contact the Accessibility and Accommodations Division.\u00a0 Please submit your request by email accessibility@illinois.edu<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or by calling (217) 333-0885.<\/p>\n Please view the Office for Access & Equity’s Accessibility and Accommodations<\/span><\/a> page for more information.<\/p>\n The Accessibility and Accommodations Division has a FAQ for Supervisors page<\/a><\/span> which is specifically tailored to address the most common questions the Division receives from supervisors and encourages supervisors to review this FAQ and to contact the Division for additional resources, information or clarification as needed.<\/p>\n