Accommodations Flashcards

Under the FHA, which of the following individuals is NOT protected by the disability accommodation provisions?

Answer: A current illegal drug user who is not in recovery

The FHA excludes current users of illegal controlled substances from its disability protections, though individuals in recovery programs are protected.

A condominium association has a no-pets policy. A resident with depression requests permission to keep an emotional support animal. Under the FHA, the association must:

Answer: Grant the request if the resident provides documentation of the disability-related need

Under the FHA, housing providers must make reasonable accommodations for assistance animals, including emotional support animals, when there is a disability-related need.

In Connecticut, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) handles complaints of disability discrimination. What is the general filing deadline for a complaint with the CHRO?

Answer: 180 days from the discriminatory act

Connecticut law generally requires that a CHRO complaint be filed within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory act.

A restaurant installs a ramp for wheelchair access but the ramp has a slope ratio of 1:8, steeper than ADA guidelines require. This is best characterized as:

Answer: A violation of ADA Title III accessibility standards

ADA Standards for Accessible Design require a maximum slope ratio of 1:12 for ramps; a 1:8 slope violates those standards.

Which of the following is NOT a factor courts consider when evaluating 'undue hardship' under the ADA?

Answer: The personal financial wealth of the employee requesting the accommodation

Undue hardship analysis focuses on the employer's resources and operations, not the personal financial situation of the employee requesting the accommodation.

A public university refuses to provide a sign language interpreter for a deaf student in class, claiming cost as a barrier. The student may assert a claim under:

Answer: Title II of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Public universities are covered by Title II of the ADA and, as federal fund recipients, by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, both requiring auxiliary aids like interpreters.

An employee requests a schedule change as an ADA accommodation, which would require swapping shifts with a coworker. The coworker refuses to swap. The employer:

Answer: Is not required to force the coworker to swap as a reasonable accommodation

Reasonable accommodation does not require an employer to impose a schedule change on an unwilling coworker; the employer is not obligated to force such a swap.