Disability Services

The commonwealth is required to ensure equal employment opportunities for applicants and employees with disabilities. Included in this responsibility is the requirement to provide an effective reasonable accommodation for a qualified applicant or employee with a disability.

Additionally, agencies must follow all requirements outlined in the following policies:

Disability services coordinators play a primary role in adherence to these guidelines and administer disability accommodation programs.

They also:

Analyze and approve or deny requests for disability accommodation
Complete required disability-related employment accommodation request reports
Provide assistance to supervisors regarding accommodation requests and other related matters
Stay up to date on best practices and take part in disability-related training
Work closely with equal employment opportunity staff on issues related to discrimination on the basis of disability

Accommodation Request Forms and Tools

Online Requests

Effective July 27, 2020, employees, new hires and applicants will be able to submit Disability Accommodation Requests and Religious Accommodation Requests electronically.

Disability Service Coordinators will also be able to process and manage requests electronically.

Disability Services Coordinators

View, enter, review and process requests: Employee Self Service > BEEO Super User
View Instructions for managing online accommodation requests

Employees:

Submit Request: Employee Self Service > Personal > Create Request
View Instructions: Disability Accommodation Request
View Instructions: Religious Accommodation Request

New Hires and Applicants

Play Simulation: Religious Accommodation Request

View Instructions: Religious Accommodation Request

Disability Services

Accommodation Request Forms and Tools

Online Requests

Disability Services Coordinators

Employees:

New Hires and Applicants

Forms

Disability-related Resources