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Chapter IV Contents: [ IV.1 Orientation of New Staff ] [ IV.2 Employee Benefits: Overview ] [ IV.3 When a Staff Member Retires ] [ IV.4 Joint Governance Appointments ] [ IV.5 Awards and Honors for Faculty and Staff ] [ IV.6 Faculty and Staff Liability ] [ IV.7 Review of Tenured Faculty ] [ IV.8 Reporting Outside Interests & Activities ] [ IV.9 Overloads and Summer Appointments ] [ IV.10 Sexual Harassment Policies & Procedures ] [ IV.11 Nepotism, Conflict of Interest ] [ IV.12 Vacation Policy ] [ IV.13 Sick Leave Policy ] [ IV.14 Leave of Absence, Temporary Assignment ] [ IV.15 Extensions of the Tenure Clock ] [ IV.16 Absences from Madison ] [ IV.17 Disability Accommodation ] [ IV.18 Personnel Records: Content & Preservation ] [ IV.19 Tuition Reimbursement ] [ IV.20 Faculty Personnel Committee ] [ IV.21 UW-Madison Domestic Partnership Policy ] [ IV.22 Inclement Weather Guidelines ] [ IV.23 Telecommuting Policy ]

IV.17 DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are employees or applicants for employment. (Accommodation for students is discussed in Chapter VI, "UW System Policy and Guidelines Applying to Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability".) The policy for Faculty Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) adopted by the University Committee on November 6, 1995 is provided on-line (Faculty Document 1159a - 6 Nov 95).  

The policies for disability accommodation for academic staff and classified staff can be accessed at http://www.oed.wisc.edu/disability.  Information about them may also be found online in the following locations:

Division Level Representatives for the following areas are:
  • Faculty:  Contact the Equity and Diversity Resource Center at 3-2378.
  • Academic Staff:  Maggie Sullivan at 3-2315. 
  • Classified Staff: Diana Allaby at 3-4964.
  • Teaching and Project Assistants:  Nancy Westphal-Johnson at 3-2506.

Links to Disability Accommodation Request forms for faculty, academic and classified staff are provided below.

Links updated August 2007

 

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