An applicant who needs an adjustment to or change in the testing process because of limitations caused by a disability must request such accommodation immediately upon receiving his or her schedule for a testing session. An applicant can make a request to one of the following:
Note: Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing and are current Postal Service employees who have a Communication Accommodation Plan (Plan) on file need only advise the testing vendor, the examiner, selecting official, or manager, Human Resources, of their specified communication accommodation. If necessary, the applicant can contact the District Disability Coordinator for direction or assistance. If a current Postal Service employee who is deaf or hard of hearing applies for a position and does not have a Plan in place, the employee needs to follow the procedure described in 212.
Applicants are responsible for making a request for accommodation as soon as the applicant knows the need for accommodation. The applicable Postal Service employee activates the reasonable accommodation process whenever an employee or applicant, or someone acting on the individual’s behalf, makes an oral or written request for reasonable accommodation.
An applicant requesting a reasonable accommodation may need to provide documentation sufficient to establish both of the following:
Relevant documentation may include the following:
The applicant must provide additional information upon request when the applicable postal employee needs information to determine whether a disability exists for which accommodation is required or to identify appropriate accommodation. The applicant’s failure to provide the required information in a timely manner may delay responses to requests for accommodation.
The need to provide documentation substantiating the existence of a disability may be unnecessary depending on the type of accommodation requested. For example, if an applicant or employee who is deaf or hard of hearing requests a sign language interpreter as a testing accommodation, the Postal Service can provide the interpreter without requiring the individual to provide evidence of the following:
