Common use of THE INTERACTIVE PROCESS Clause in Contracts

THE INTERACTIVE PROCESS. 1. Upon receipt of an employee’s request for an accommodation, the parties will engage in the interactive process, which is an ongoing dialogue between the employee and appropriate representatives of the University about possible options for reasonably accommodating the employee’s disability. Options may include, but are not limited to: assistive devices; modification of existing facilities; and restructuring the job. Both the University and the employee are expected to participate in the interactive process, so as to ensure timely, good faith communications and a reasonable accommodation, if any, for the employee with a disability. The employee may have his or her representative participate in this dialogue. During the interactive process the University considers information related to: the essential functions of the job; functional limitations; possible accommodations; the reasonableness of possible accommodations; and implementation of a reasonable accommodation. This information will be used by the University to determine what, if any, reasonable accommodation will be made. 2. a. The University will process requests for reasonable accommodation and provide accommodations where reasonable and appropriate and in as short a time frame as reasonably possible. The parties recognize, however, that the time necessary to process a request will depend on the nature of the accommodation requested and whether it is necessary to obtain supporting information.