Individual Needs

The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA) are Federal and State laws that prohibit discrimination against employees or potential employees with disabilities in the terms and conditions of employment.

Faculty are encouraged to contact Human Resources’ Benefits Office Disability Benefits and Programs for information and assistance.  The campus is committed to assisting faculty with work-related or non-industrial disabilities return to work as soon as medically appropriate. Through early intervention, the goal is to return faculty to campus as soon as medically possible and obtain reasonable accommodations when medical restrictions apply. This program assists with reasonable accommodations for disability related limitations which temporarily or permanently restrict a faculty member’s ability to perform.

Faculty with a concern or complaint related to a disability are encouraged to initiate informal resolution with a department head, Dean, Academic Personnel, ADA Compliance Officer, Office of Equal Opportunity, or Office of the Ombuds.

Faculty Responsibilities

Faculty are required to comply with the University’s obligations under the ADA to provide students with disabilities access to all academic programs.  The Disabled Students Program is available to consult with faculty who have students with disabilities in their classes.  For more information and guidance, faculty are encouraged to consult the campus ADA Handbook.  The ADA Handbook covers a wide variety of topics, including:

Accommodations for Students, Faculty & Staff
Recruitment & Hiring
Faculty’s Role in Student Accommodations
Confidentiality & Self-Identification
Terminology & Etiquette

FEHA  http://www.dfeh.ca.gov/Statutes/fehainfo.aspx