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              IV. Reasonable Accommodations
Standards have been promulgated to ensure reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability, unless such accommodations can be shown to cause undue hardship on the operation ofthis Office. All personnel conducting interviews and making decisions on promotions will be advised ofthis policy. Additionally, this policy will be distributed to all employees.
Responsibility for the design of a policy for reasonable accommodation and
the subsequent decisions in this area, has been vested in the ADA
Committee (Committee) established by this Office for the purposes of
providing guidance to management regarding affirmative action for people
with disabilities. The Committee has established standards delineating the
basis for reasonable accommodations and for assessing undue hardship.
The Committee will monitor this Office's implementation of its policy for
reasonable accommodations to ensure consistency in the award of
accommodations. An applicant or employee's requests for accommodation
must be submitted in writing. The Office's refusal to award an
accommodation must be supported by data evidencing the undue hardship
such accommodation would pose. Examples of accommodations are job
restructuring, modified work schedules, or the acquisition or modification
of equipment or devices. Readers, interpreters, or other similar
accommodations may also be provided.
V. Physical Accessibility for Employment
All locations ofthe Attorney General's Office must be accessible regardless ofwhether the Office currently employs a person with a disability at each location. Access to a TTY for people who are deaf, hard ofhearing or for those with speech impairments will be vigorously sought. Currently, the Office has a TTY line in both Chicago and Springfield. The Attorney General's Offices in Chicago and in Springfield follow the emergency procedures established by the Department ofCentral Management Services. Emergency wardens have been instructed on the procedures for assisting personnel with disabilities during an emergency.