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A housing provider can deny a request for a reasonable accommodation or modification if the request was not made by or on behalf of a person with a disability or if there is no disability-related need for the accommodation or modification.
A reasonable accommodation is a change, exception, or adjustment to a rule, policy, practice, or service. A reasonable modification is a change to the structure of a housing development or dwelling. The Fair Housing Act applies to most housing.
You can request a reasonable accommodation or reasonable modification to the application process, even if you are not yet living at a particular housing development; NOTE: Under the Fair Housing Act, you are not entitled to an accommodation or modification unless you ask for one
Mar 8, 2024 · The Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 20, 2023 explaining how we propose updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to add more specific requirements about web and mobile application accessibility. This fact sheet gives a plain language summary of the technical ...
You can refer to the Joint Statement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice detailing the obligations of housing providers under the Fair Housing Act to make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities.
An employer must consider each request for reasonable accommodation and determine: (1) whether the accommodation is needed, (2) if needed, whether the accommodation would be effective, and (3) if effective, whether providing the reasonable accommodation would impose an undue hardship.
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), each request for a reasonable accommodation must be considered on a case-by-case basis. This page reviews the various phases of the reasonable accommodation process.
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