Accommodations
Upon request, Fairfax County will provide reasonable
accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities,
unless doing so would cause an undue hardship to the hiring
agency. A “reasonable accommodation” is any change
in the hiring process or work environment or in the way work
is performed that results in equal employment opportunity for
an individual with a qualifying disability.
Applying for a job
Applicants who need accommodation for any part
of the application and/or hiring process should request the
accommodation from the Department of Human Resources:
Applicants may also contact the county's Selective
Placement Program Manager at 703-228-3474 (voice) or 703-228-3446
(TTY) for assistance.
Determinations on requests will be made on a
case-by-case basis, based on the information provided to support
the request. Applicants needing assistance with the online job
application process are encouraged to come to the Department
of Human Resources for personalized assistance. The Department
is located at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 270, Fairfax,
Virginia, 22035.
Interviewing for a job
Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation
for the interview process should request the accommodation from
the hiring manager at the time that the interview is being scheduled.
However, applicants with disabilities are not required to disclose
their disability prior to, or during, an interview. An interviewer
may ask questions about the job’s essential functions
and how the applicants can perform those functions. The interviewer
is prohibited from asking questions about an applicant’s
disability that are not relevant to the applicant’s ability
to perform the essential functions of the job for which he/she
is being interviewed.
If you are hired
Qualified individuals with disabilities may
be provided reasonable accommodations upon request during the
period of employment. Reasonable accommodations can apply to
the duties of the job and/or where and how tasks are performed.
Examples include:
- Providing interpreters or readers;
- Providing flexible work schedules;
- Providing accessible technology or other
workplace adaptive equipment.
Individuals who need reasonable accommodations
are responsible for making their needs known to their supervisor(s),
or to the Office
of Equity Programs, or the Department of Human Resources.
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