Case Studies on Reasonable Accommodations for Workers With Disabilities

Laura L Mancuso, MS, CRC
Goleta, California
June 1993

This study was funded by the Community Support Program at the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Dissemination of the report was supported by a cooperative agreement between the California Department of Mental Health and California Department of Rehabilitation.

Additional copies of this report (in print, large print, or audio cassette) are available from:

Reasonable Accommodations Report
California Department of Mental Health
Attn: Publications
1600 9th Street, Room 250
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-2678

Table of Contents

Notes

Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

Introduction

Background

Disclosure

Functional Limitations Experienced by Some Workers With Psychiatric Disabilities

Accommodations For Workers With Psychiatric Disabilities

Conclusion

Endnotes

Appendix I: Guidlines for Employee Interview on Reasonable Accommodations

Appendix II: Guidelines for Employer Interview on Reasonable Accommodations

Appendix III: Tables on Worker Characteristics

Appendix IV: Resources on the ADA and Workers With Psychiatric Disabilities

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