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POLICY: AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Policy #67
CREATION DATE: November 2016
REVISION DATE:

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 2016
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Jack and Jill Children’s Center complies with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the
ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) which became effective January 1, 2009 in all matters of
employment including recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, providing benefits, taking
corrective action or separating a team member, or any other term or condition of employment.

The ADA/ADAAA prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities, defined as:

A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity; or the
record or history of such impairment, or being regarded by the employer as having such an
impairment.

An individual must be qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without
reasonable accommodation in order to be protected by the ADA/ADAAA. Jack and Jill
Children’s Center will endeavor to make reasonable accommodation to a qualified team
member/applicant who can perform the essential functions of the job.

The following are some examples of the conditions which may be considered to be disabilities
under the Act. (This list is not all inclusive.):
 Blindness
 Deafness
 Speech Impediments
 Cerebral Palsy
 Muscular Dystrophy
 Multiple Sclerosis
 HIV/AIDS
 Cancer
 Heart Disease
 Diabetes
 Mental Retardation
 Emotional Illness
 Alcoholism (provided it does not interfere with job performance)
 Rehabilitated drug users (provided they are not currently taking illegal drugs)
 Gross Obesity

Reasonable accommodation includes, but is not limited to, making facilities accessible,
restructuring jobs, providing modified work schedules, and/or acquiring or modifying
equipment or devices.

A team member or applicant cannot be asked about the severity or nature of his or her disability,
but may be asked to demonstrate how he or she, with or without reasonable accommodation,
will perform essential duties of the job.

The hiring supervisor will notify the Finance Department of all team members/applicants with a
disability applying for a position before the hiring decision is made. The Finance Department