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would normally be allowed to turn in an assignment shortly after recovering from the infection. These students do the same work, just on a slightly different schedule. An unlimited exemption from turning in any assignment on time, on the other hand, is "would not be a reasonable accommodation". At
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Employers and managers are often concerned about the potential cost associated with providing accommodations to employees with disabilities. However, many accommodations, such as moving an employee to a different desk or changing the work schedule, do not have any direct cash costs (56% in a survey
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is an adjustment made in a system to accommodate or make fair the same system for an individual based on a proven need. That need can vary. Accommodations can be religious, physical, mental or emotional, academic, or employment-related, and law often mandates them. Each country has its own system
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Title II of the ADA provides that "no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subject to discrimination by any such entity". State and
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The laws of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland require employers to make reasonable accommodations for disabled employees, as well as providers of various services (including schools, colleges and universities) to do likewise for disabled pupils, students and service users. This duty
283:. Similarly, a student with an episodic disability (one that occasionally flares up intensely for a brief time) may be allowed, if the student becomes ill just before a deadline, to turn in an assignment a few days late, just like a student who had gotten sick with a viral infection such as 40:... necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights and fundamental freedoms; 187:".) In Canada reasonable accommodation also means a legal and constitutional concept that requires Canadian public institutions to adapt to the religious and cultural practices of minorities as long as these practices do not violate the other rights and freedoms. 78:, that the program separate them physically, by asking them to stay in different rooms or on opposite sides of the same room. In some cases, the accommodations that are practical may not be the first choice for all participants. For example, a person who has a 133: 132: 138: 136: 131: 292:
the university level, common accommodations include flexible deadlines, recording lectures, extra time on tests for slow readers, taking a test in a quiet room, and receiving a copy of lecture notes taken by another (frequently paid) student.
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Title III of the ADA requires private businesses open to the public and commercial facilities to provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities to ensure that they have equal access to goods and services.
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Rarely, two people will need accommodations that conflict with each other. Creative problem solving may be required to find ways to accommodate both people. For example, the
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In the United States, federal law requires that reasonable accommodations be made by providers of employment, education, or housing; and in courts and other public venues.
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book. This student reads the same work of literature as everyone else in the class, but the student is able to see the words on the page because of the larger
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is used to alert blind people to the edge of the sidewalk. This helps people participate in everyday activities, like walking through the neighborhood.
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Students are protected against discrimination on the basis of disability under US federal law. Different laws apply to younger students (before
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Sometimes participants and/or facilitators may have conflicting access needs. When this happens, facilitators must get creative.
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local governments must provide reasonable accommodations to ensure such access, unless a fundamental alteration would result.
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In Canada, women have the right to keep their hair covered as a religious accommodation. Students can wear a close-fitting
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Civil Rights. (2012). US Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved 28 January 2014 from
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examined the subject of reasonable accommodation due to religious and cultural differences.
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in elementary school, or a teenager might be coached on organizational skills or
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Disability and equality law in Britain: the role of reasonable adjustment
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or to the civil courts or other tribunals (in non-employment contexts).
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in Canadian law is found in its labour law jurisprudence, specifically
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may not be able to understand the artificial voice generated by the
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Assessment for disabled students: an international comparison
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A modification differs from accommodations by changing the
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recommends that if a program serves a person with a
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Index

United Nations
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
discrimination
JAN
computer mouse
United States Department of Justice
service dog
allergic to dogs
hearing impairment
text-to-speech
unable to speak
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Equality Act 2010
employment tribunal
sports hijab
physical education
Canada
equality rights
federal anti-discrimination laws
section 15
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v Simpsons-Sears Ltd
undue hardship
Québec
Bouchard-Taylor Commission
Timeline of disability rights in the United States
Students play wheelchair basketball
high school graduation
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individualized Education Program

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