How To Apply for EmploymentJob Accommodation and the Interactive Process: The Employee's Role
Summary: Learn about your role as an employee in arranging for job accommodation if you are disabled or become disabled.
| What to do | How to do it |
| 1. Request job accommodation. | a. Inform your supervisor of the difficulties in performing your job. b. Request job accommodation (verbally, in writing, or via a licensed treatment provider's note). c. Provide your supervisor with a written licensed treatment provider's statement describing your job-related limitations. |
| 2. Contact an expert. | a. Contact UCDHS Disability Management Services, (916) 734-8191, to:
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| 3. Participate in interactive process meetings with your supervisor and/or Rehabilitation Counselor. | a. Compare your job-related restrictions with your job functions.
b. Identify reasonable accommodations to perform your functions. c. Discuss special job search assistance if you cannot perform your job functions. |
| 4. Learn about the selected reasonable job accommodation. | a. Receive and understand information about your job accommodation. b. Accept and sign the Interactive Process form, or Temporary Accommodation form provided by the department or UCDHS Disability Management Services. |
| 5. Begin your job accommodation. | a. Follow up regularly with your supervisor and counselor regarding your satisfaction. b. If your accommodation is unsuccessful, continue the interactive process to evaluate other accommodations. |
| Need assistance? Contact Dennis Dark, UCDHS Disability Management Services, (916) 734-8191. | |
