"Reasonable accommodation" comes from the ADA.

Section 101 (9) says:

(9) Reasonable accommodation.--The term "reasonable accommodation" may
      include--
            (A) making existing facilities used by employees readily
accessible
          to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and
            (B) job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules,
          reassignment to a vacant position, acquisition or modification
of
          equipment or devices, appropriate adjustment or modifications
of
          examinations, training materials or policies, the provision of
          qualified readers or interpreters, and other similar
accommodations
          for individuals with disabilities.

Denis Anson, MS, OTR
Computer Access Specialist
College Misericordia
301 Lake St.
Dallas, PA 18612
email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: 570-674-6413


> -----Original Message-----
> From: * EASI: Equal Access to Software & Information
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Chapin
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:36 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Historical triva question
>
> I hear the expression "reasonable accommodation" quite frequently.
Does
> anybody know where that phrase came from?  I haven't actually seen it
in
> any
> of the government regulations or laws that I've read but finding
something
> in that pile of words is difficult if you don't know basically where
to
> look.
>
> Paul Chapin
> Curricular Computing Specialist
> Amherst College