NCJ Number
151791
Journal
Police: The Law Enforcement Magazine Volume: 18 Issue: 8 Dated: (August 1994) Pages: 79-84
Date Published
1994
Length
6 pages
Annotation
This article identifies issues in the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to police hiring and the management of officers disabled after being hired.
Abstract
Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), if a qualified person can do a job with or without reasonable accommodations for a disability, he or she must be considered for it. Under the ADA, no person who is disabled must be hired unless the person is fully qualified for all aspects of the job under reasonable accommodation to a disability. Once a veteran officer becomes disabled after being hired, that officer may be placed in an available job that the disabled officer is qualified to fill. The key words are "available" and "qualified." The ADA does not require a job to be created or vacated to make room for a disabled officer, who must, in any case, have the skills and experience to fill a position. The ADA ensures only that a qualified officer can compete fairly even though disabled.