{"id":25031,"date":"2018-12-10T09:18:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T14:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=25031"},"modified":"2018-12-10T09:19:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T14:19:20","slug":"usps-mailing-postcards-to-employees-about-reasonable-accommodations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2018\/12\/10\/usps-mailing-postcards-to-employees-about-reasonable-accommodations\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS mailing postcards to employees about reasonable accommodations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-thumbnail link-fullfeature\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-twentyfourteen-full-width wp-post-image alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ReasonableAccommodations_large_story.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ReasonableAccommodations_large_story.jpg 900w, https:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ReasonableAccommodations_large_story-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ReasonableAccommodations_large_story-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ReasonableAccommodations_large_story-120x80.jpg 120w\" alt=\"Reasonable accommodations\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"link-caption\"><em>USPS is mailing postcards to employees\u2019 homes this month to educate them about reasonable accommodations.<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p>USPS News Link &#8211; 12\/10\/18 &#8211; The Postal Service wants employees to know about their right to reasonable accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>A reasonable accommodation allows a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of his or her job. Accommodations vary widely and can include modifications to equipment, facilities and work schedules.<\/p>\n<p>The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires all federal agencies \u2014 including USPS \u2014 to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants and employees with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service has District Reasonable Accommodation Committees (DRACs) that can evaluate requests.<\/p>\n<p>USPS is mailing postcards to employees\u2019 homes this month to educate them about reasonable accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/liteblue.usps.gov\/humanresources\/employmentrights\/home.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employment Rights LiteBlue page<\/a><\/em>\u00a0has more information, including a\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/liteblue.usps.gov\/humanresources\/employmentrights\/accommodations\/employmentrights_accommodations_faqs.shtml?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reasonable Accommodations FAQs section<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Employees can also refer to\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/about.usps.com\/handbooks\/el307.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handbook EL-307 Reasonable Accommodation, An Interaction Process<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/about.usps.com\/publications\/pub316.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publication 316, Reasonable Accommodation in the U.S. Postal Service: A Guide for Employees and Applicants<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>Please contact USPS, or your postal manager, with questions or concerns relating to this news release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USPS is mailing postcards to employees\u2019 homes this month to educate them about reasonable accommodations. USPS News Link &#8211; 12\/10\/18 &#8211; The Postal Service wants employees to know about their right to reasonable accommodations. A reasonable accommodation allows a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of his or her job. 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