Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

The College of Southern Nevada (“CSN”) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and equal access to all programs, services and activities to persons with disabilities. This includes rigorous compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The following information is designed to help job applicants, faculty, staff and volunteers understand how the ADA and reasonable accommodation help ensure equal access and opportunity on campus.

What is a disability? An individual is considered to have a disability if he/she:

• has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; or
• has a record of such an impairment; or
• is regarded as having such an impairment
  
  

Who is a qualified individual? A qualified employment applicant or employee is someone who has the skills; experience, education and other qualifications required for the position and who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job.

An employee or applicant must meet the essential requirements of the job to be included in participation of programs and activities with or without: 

• reasonable modification of rules, policies or practices; and/or
• removal of architectural, communication or transportation barriers; and/or
• provision of auxiliary aids or services; unless the changes would impose an undue burden or fundamentally alter the nature of service, program or activity.
  
  

Obtaining accommodation or access on campus

All of the offices and departments on campus are expected to provide access to their programs and services. Individuals may make requests for accommodations or assistance from any of these offices or departments. Additional assistance for access or compliance is available from four offices with special responsibilities on campus. Following is a brief description of the expertise and help each can offer.

Disability Resource Center

CSN makes every effort to make its campuses fully accessible to students with disabilities. The college's Disability Resource Center offers special accommodations to help students with documented disabilities with their academic and vocational pursuits. In addition, the DRC offers three full-time Disability Specialists to answer any questions or help solve any problems that may arise due to a documented disability. The office also offers adaptive equipment to those who qualify to ensure equal access to all CSN sponsored activities.

Environmental Health and Safety

It is the intention of Environmental Health & Safety that all employees, students, and visitors work and learn in an environment devoid of safety and health hazards. It is our goal to provide timely and relevant information including safety and environmental health training, to enable individuals to perform their work safely.  Employees requiring special ergonomic and orthopedic work/safety equipment should work with their supervisor and in concert with Environmental Safety and Health.  The contact is James Nelson at (702) 651-7445.  These equipment needs are not generally considered part of the ADA accommodations process.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office

This office examines complaints of discrimination based on immutable characteristics, one of which is disability. If you believe you have been discriminated against in the workplace or educational setting because of a disability, please contact the Affirmative Action Officer, Mr. Thomas Brown, at (702) 651-4547.  Filing complaints with EEO/AAO does not preclude other remedies under other Civil Rights jurisdictions. The office is located at the Cheyenne Campus.

Human Resources Office

This office administers Title 1 of the ADA, which prohibits discrimination against an otherwise qualified individual with a disability with respect to all employment practices and activities. The office can provide assistance with applications for employment and reasonable accommodations. Call John Mueller, Executive Director of Human Resources at (702) 651-7543 for more information.  The Human Resources Department is located on the fourth floor of Building E on the West Charleston Campus.

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