Accommodations Flashcards

Under Connecticut law, which agency is primarily responsible for enforcing disability discrimination in employment?

Answer: The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO)

The CHRO is Connecticut's primary civil rights enforcement agency and handles disability discrimination complaints in employment and public accommodations.

A qualified individual with a disability applies for a position but is rejected because the employer fears future absenteeism. This is an example of:

Answer: Discrimination based on a perceived disability or record of disability

Rejecting an applicant based on speculative assumptions about future disability-related absences constitutes discrimination based on perceived disability or a record of disability.

Which of the following modifications to a public facility is generally NOT required under the ADA if it constitutes an 'undue burden'?

Answer: Installing an elevator in a small historic building where structural alteration would threaten its historic significance

The ADA provides limited exceptions for historic preservation; alterations that would threaten the historic significance of a qualified historic property may qualify for an exception.

An individual's request for a specific parking space closer to the office entrance as an ADA accommodation is denied because no policy exists for assigned parking. The employer's best response should be:

Answer: Engage in the interactive process and consider making an exception to the no-assigned-parking policy

The interactive process requires the employer to consider modifying neutral policies, including no-assigned-parking rules, as a potential reasonable accommodation.

Which of the following conditions is expressly excluded from ADA disability coverage by statute?

Answer: Compulsive gambling

The ADA expressly excludes certain conditions from its definition of disability, including compulsive gambling, kleptomania, and pyromania.

A restaurant with a no-animals policy must allow a customer to bring in a service dog if the dog is:

Answer: Trained to perform a specific task related to the handler's disability

Under ADA Title III, only dogs trained to perform specific tasks directly related to a person's disability qualify as service animals; emotional support animals are not covered.

A Connecticut municipality must provide a sign language interpreter for a deaf resident at a public zoning hearing under:

Answer: Title II of the ADA, which covers state and local government services

Title II of the ADA requires state and local governments to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities, including providing sign language interpreters.