ADA Employment Policy

It is the policy and practice of Georgia Southern University to comply fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act and to ensure equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons with disabilities. Georgia Southern University is committed to ensuring nondiscrimination in all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. All employment practices and activities, whether provided or conducted by Georgia Southern University or by another entity on behalf of Georgia Southern University, are conducted on a nondiscriminatory basis.

Recruiting, advertising, and job application procedures have been reviewed to provide persons with disabilities meaningful employment opportunities. Applications in alternative accessible formats, and assistance in completing the application, are available upon request made to the Director of Human Resources at 912-478-6947. Pre-employment inquiries are made only regarding an applicant’s ability to perform the essential duties of the position.

Pre-employment physical examinations are required only for those positions for which a bona fide job-related physical requirement exists, and are given to all persons entering the position only after conditional job offers have been extended. Medical records are kept separate and confidential.

Reasonable accommodation is available to all employees and applicants, and work sites are accessible to the disabled. All employment decisions are based on the merits of the situation in accordance with defined criteria, not the disability of the individual.

Qualified individuals with disabilities are entitled to equal pay and other forms of compensation (or changes in compensation) as well as fairness in job assignments, classifications, organizational structures, position descriptions, lines of progression and seniority lists. All benefits of employment, whether provided or administered directly by Georgia Southern University or another entity on behalf of Georgia Southern University, are accessible to all employees without regard to disability. Training, apprenticeship programs, conferences, professional meetings, as well as financial support and leave for such activities are available to all employees without regard to disability. Recreational and social activities sponsored by Georgia Southern University are accessible to all employees without regard to disability.

Georgia Southern University is also committed to non discrimination against any person who is related to or associated with a person with a disability. Georgia Southern University will follow any state law that provides individuals with disabilities greater protection than the Americans with Disabilities Act.

This policy is neither exhaustive nor exclusive. Georgia Southern University will take all other actions necessary to ensure equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in accordance with the ADA, and applicable federal, state and local laws.

For more information on the Americans with Disabilities Act, visit ada.gov.

ADA Public Accommodation Policy

It is the policy of Georgia Southern University to ensure reasonable accessibility to qualified persons with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act to all goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations provided by the Institution either directly or through contractual, licensing or other arrangements.

Georgia Southern University will provide persons with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in, and benefit from, all of its services without regard to disability.  Such accommodation will be provided in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of the individual with a qualified disability. Standards, criteria or methods of administration in the University’s operations that screen out, exclude or discriminate based on disability will not be used by the Institution.

Georgia Southern University is committed to making reasonable modifications in its policies, practices, and procedures to afford equal opportunity to the goods, facilities and services which it offers. Where it is reasonably achievable, architectural and communication barriers will be removed. New structures and alterations will comply fully with all accessibility requirements. Auxiliary aids and services, as appropriate to the individual, and required by the ADA, will be provided at no cost.

This policy is neither exhaustive nor exclusive. Georgia Southern University will take all other actions necessary to ensure equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in accordance with the ADA and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws.

For more information on the Americans with Disabilities Act, visit ada.gov.

ADA Request for Accommodation Procedures & Guidelines

Georgia Southern University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action institution committed to providing reasonable accommodations for any person with a disability who meets the definition of disabled as described in the Americans with Disabilities Act. Georgia Southern University reserves the right to require documentation for accommodations from (including, but not limited to): 1) patrons and visitors to university-sponsored events; 2) registered participants in university-sponsored clinics, camps, conferences, and workshops; 3) persons using the services of the Testing Office; 4) classified or faculty job applicants and employees; 5) current and prospective students; and 6) student participants in co-curricular activities.

To Request Accommodation:

• Visitors to University-sponsored events or registered participants in University-sponsored, fee-related events (e.g., workshops, camps, conferences) should contact the sponsor of the event for assistance in arranging accommodation.
• Persons wishing to take examinations administered by the Georgia Southern University Office of Testing Services can contact this office at 912-478-5415. Requests for accommodations on a standardized exam should be directed to the specific testing agent.
• Students requiring academic accommodations should contact the Student Accessibility Resource Center for assistance at 912-478-1566 or Video Phone at 912-225-9877.
• Students requiring accommodation in University-owned housing must seek approval through the Student Accessibility Resource Center at 912-478-1566. For questions about types of rooms and accommodations, students can contact University Housing at 912-478-5406.
• Students who wish to participate in co-curricular activities should contact the sponsoring office for assistance in arranging accommodation.
• Upon request made to Human Resources at 912-478-6947, persons applying for positions as employees at Georgia Southern University will be provided reasonable accommodations in completing the application and/or interview process.
• Employees requesting accommodation should discuss accommodation needs with their supervisors.

Questions concerning Georgia Southern University’s policy or disability accommodations should be directed to the individuals on the program or service advertisement; the Director of Student Accessibility Resource Center at 912-478-­1566 (Video Phone: 912-225-9877); the Director, Equal Opportunity & Title IX at 912-478-5136 (TDD: 912-478-0273); or the Vice Provost, at 912-478-5258 (TDD: 912-478-0273).