Exam 8: The Americans With Disabilities Act

Matching -An example of reasonable accommodation.

The inability to perform a single job constitutes a substantial limitation of major life activities.

The ADA protects individuals with a record of impairment from discrimination, whether or not they currently are substantially limited in a major life activity.

Someone other than the employee, including a family member, friend, or health professional, may request a reasonable accommodation for the employee.

If a disabled individual refuses an offered accommodation and cannot perform the essential job functions without that accommodation, the individual is no longer protected by the ADA.

Matching -Activities that an average person performs with little or no difficulty.

Matching -Any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emo- tional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities.

A person who is regarded as having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities has a disability under the ADA.

Matching -The act that prohibits discrimination against qualified, disabled individuals by employers who receive federal funds or who are federal contractors.

Any request for a reasonable accommodation must be in writing.

Matching -Any modification or adjustment to the job or work environment to enable a qualified applicant or employee with a disability to participate either in the application process or to perform essen- tial job functions.

Matching -An example of a major life activity.

An employer has the discretion to choose between possible accommodations, and may choose the less expensive or easier way to provide accommodation.

The fact that an employee has a serious health condition does not necessarily mean that that individ- ual has a disability that substantially limits the performance of one or more major life activities.

Matching -A significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of an individual that cannot be elim- inated or reduced by reasonable accommodation.

The ADA prohibits discrimination because of the known disability of an individual with whom the qualified individual is known to have a relationship or association.

Matching -Any accommodation that would be unduly costly, disruptive, or substantial, or that would fun- damentally alter the nature or operation of the business.

An employer 's knowledge of the employee's impairment is sufficient to establish that he regarded the employee as disabled.

Matching -An individual who, with or without reasonable accommodation, has the requisite education, skill, experience, and other job-related requirements necessary to perform the primary job func- tions of a position.

Matching -The fundamental job duties of a position, but not the marginal functions of the position.