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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual Rights and Responsibilities |
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31.14 |
ROLE
OF STATE OFFICE IN DETERMINING NEED FOR ACCOMMODATIONS
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As mentioned previously, any consultation
needed following the client rep’s screening will be provided by the State
Office Accommodations Specialist. The
purpose of this consultation is twofold: 1.
To assist in
determining if, in fact, an ADA-covered disability exists. 2.
To assist in
determining what, if any, accommodation is needed for the individual to
successfully participate in Families First. Bulletin 9, FA-09-08 Examples: ·
A client is legally blind without a pair of
glasses. The individual breaks her
glasses. A reasonable accommodation for her to successfully participate
in Families First would be for the contractor to
purchase the individual a new pair of glasses. ·
A client has asthma. The contractor has two placement options
for the client to participate in community service, one which requires
physical exertion that could aggravate the condition and another that does
not. If the asthma cannot be adequately controlled by medication, the
contractor should refer the client to the placement that does not require physical
strain. ·
See other examples of accommodations under
the Families First Reasonable Accommodations Requirements heading in this
chapter. If the work activity contractor is unable to make a reasonable
accommodation determination, they may request a screening by the client rep
and consultation by the State Office.
All requests for accommodations or determination of accommodations
made by the contractor must be fully documented in the electronic case record
and in the contractor’s client record (Refer to ADA
Verification/Documentation section). Bulletin 9, FA-09-08 The client will not have a work requirement (and therefore not be
referred to the work activity contractor) while the State Office is assisting
in making an accommodation decision.
The State Office Accommodations Specialist will have ten business days
to respond to the county office. Bulletin 9, FA-09-08 Exception: The client may volunteer to participate in
activities during the assessment. |
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