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How to Ask Your Employer For An Accommodation That You Need

This guide will answer these questions:
1 What is a reasonable accommodation?
2 How do I ask an employer for an accommodation that I need?
3 What does an employer look at when deciding whether to make a reasonable
accommodation?
4 What can I do if an employer says “NO” when I ask for an accommodation?
1 What is a reasonable accommodation?
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Learn How To:
Y Ask AHCCCS to Review Your Health Plan’s Decision
Y Get the Records and Letters That You Need to Prove Your Case to AHCCCS
Y Make Your Case at an AHCCCS Hearing
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TITLE II OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
(Re: State and Local Governments)
Table of Contents
Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) ………………………………………………………..2
I. Who is Covered by Title II of the ADA……………………………………………………………………..2
II. Overview of Requirements……………………………………………………………………………………….2
III. “Qualified Individual with a Disability” ……………………………………………………………………..4
IV. Program Access……………………………………………………………………………………………………….5
V. Integrated Programs ………………………………………………………………………………………………..6
VI. Communications ………………………………………………………………………………………………………6
VII. New Construction and Alterations …………………………………………………………………………….7
VIII. Enforcement ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
IX. Complaints to U.S. Department of Justice and Other Federal Agencies……………………….8
X. Complaints to State and Local Governmental Entities………………………………………………10
XI. Technical Assistance………………………………………………………………………………………………10
Common Questions and Answers About Title II of the ADA………………………………………………..11
1. Q: Does a public entity have to retrofit every “existing” municipal building in order to meet
the accessibility requirements of the ADA? (An “existing” municipal building is one whose
construction began before January 27, 1992.) …………………………………………………………. 11
2. Q: If a public entity opts to make structural changes in providing program accessibility, is the
entity required to follow a particular design standard in making those changes?………………. 11
3. Q: What is the time line for making structural changes?………………………………………………. 11
4. Q: Are there any limitations on the program accessibility requirement? ………………………….. 11
5. Q: What architectural design standard must a public entity follow for “new” construction and
alterations? (“New” construction is construction that began after January 26, 1992.) …….. 12
6. Q: Is the Federal Government planning to eliminate this choice and establish one design
standard for “new” construction and alterations? ……………………………………………………… 12
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DESIGNACIÓN DE UN SUSTITUTO DE CUIDADO A LA SALUD

________________________________________ ____________________________________________
firma del testigo firma del testigo
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nombre (letra imprenta) nombre (letra imprenta)
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dirección dirección
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DESIGNATION OF HEALTH CARE SURROGATE

I, ____________________________________, make this a definitive statement of my desires:
If or when it is determined that I am no longer able to give my own informed consent for health care and
medical treatment decisions, I wish to designate the person named below to make and communicate those
decisions for me (health care surrogate):
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TESTAMENTO EN VIDA

Este Testamento en Vida se hará efectivo cuando yo ya no sea capaz de dar a entender mis deseos en
relación a mi salud y/o cuando ya no pueda participar en tomar decisions en cuanto a estos deseos, y
cuando mi médico y otros médicos a los cuales se les ha consultado determinen que yo poseo:
Una condición terminal, la cual se refiere a una condición causada por una lesión enfermedad
de la cual no existe una probabilidad médica razonable de recuperación y la cual, sin
tratamiento, puede esperarse como resultado la muerte;
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LIVING WILL
This Living Will becomes effective when I am no longer able to make my health care wishes known
and/or I can no longer participate in my own decision making regarding these wishes and my attending
physician and another consulting physician determine I have:
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Poor Diet, Inactivity Close To Becoming Leading Preventable Cause of Death
W ith poor diet and physical inactivity poised to become the leading preventable cause of death in America, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson renewed efforts against obesity and overweight, announcing a new national education campaign and a new research strategy at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that deaths due to poor diet and physical inactivity rose by 33 percent over the past decade and may soon overtake tobacco as the leading preventable cause of death.
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The U. S. Department of Health & Human Services recently released a new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report outlining another element in HHS’ comprehensive strategy for combating the epidemic of obesity that threatens the health of millions of Americans with a focus on the message, “calories count.”

The report by FDA’s Obesity Working Group includes recommendations to strengthen food labeling, to educate consumers about maintaining a healthy diet and weight and to encourage restaurants to provide calorie and nutrition information. It also recommends increasing enforcement to ensure food labels accurately portray serving size, revising and reissuing guidance on developing obesity drugs and strengthening coordinated scientific research to reduce obesity and to develop foods that are healthier and low in calories.
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Ask for a senior discount.

Ask for a generic equivalent.

Get drug samples free. Pharmaceutical companies often give samples of drugs to physicians. Tell your doctor you’d be happy to have them. This is especially convenient for trying out a new prescription.

Call your local chapter of the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) and your local disease-related organizations (for diabetes, arthritis, etc.). They may have drugs available at discount prices.

Try mail order. Mail-order pharmacies can provide bulk medications at discount prices. Use this service only for long-term drug therapy because it takes a few weeks for delivery. Compare prices before ordering anything.

NAME of Drug & What It’s For Color/Shape Directions & Cautions Times

Don’t take a drug unless absolutely necessary. Try a change in diet or exercise instead. Ask your doctor if there’s anything else you can do besides drug therapy for the condition.

Tell your doctor about all the drugs you take. If you have several doctors, make sure they all know what the others are prescribing, and ask one doctor (such as an internist or general practitioner) to coordinate your drugs.
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Caregiving? What’s it all about?

When you help a frail elderly or disabled person to live at home - you’re a caregiver.

Most older people live healthy, active lives, but some need help to do for themselves. As a caregiver you may help someone with such tasks as shopping, bathing, cooking, cleaning, climbing stairs or lifting things.
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Although women often become caregivers for elderly relatives and friends, a study shows that one out of every three informal caregivers are men. Among working people, the ratio may be even higher.

Like women, men have to balance their professional and home lives with their caregiving responsibilities. Findings from a study by the National Alliance for Caregiving and the Center for Productive Aging at Towson University show that caregiving by working men presents unique challenges.
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If you are being treated for cancer pain, you may have concerns about your medicine or other treatments. Here are some common concerns people have and the facts about them.

Concern: I can only take medicine or other treatments when I have pain.

Fact: You should not wait until the pain becomes severe to take your medicine. Pain is easier to control when it is mild than when it is severe. You should take your pain medicine regularly and as your doctor or nurse tells you. This may mean taking it on a regular schedule and around-the-clock. You can also use the other treatments, such as relaxation and breathing exercises, hot and cold packs, as often as you want to. Read the rest of this entry »