Reasonable Accommodation eligibility, requests, and policies
You may also want to check the Disability/ADA subcategories of the four substantive benefits categories (TAFDC, Food Stamps, EAEDC, and Emergency Assistance) for relevant materials, though there is a lot of overlap.Resources in this Category
ALL Administrative Decisions Agency Rules & Procedures Practice Materials Other
Title  | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ADA Accommodation Forms: Request for Accommodation, Request for Reconsideration of Accommodation Request, Central office review form (ADA-1, ADA-2, FHRN) | 9/1/2003 | ||
 | ADA form: Request to DTA for ADA Accommodation (ADA-1, 5/2008) | 5/1/2008 | |
| | ADA form: DTA Central Committee Review of an ADA Appeal (ADA-2, 5/2008) | 5/1/2008 | |
| | Field Op 2003-19: Department Obligations Under the Americans With Disabilities Act The Department has certain obligations towards applicants and recipients under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 makes it illegal for public agencies receiving federal funds to discriminate against individuals with disabilities. Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by states and government entities. | 8/15/2003 | |
| | Field Op 2005-45: Department Obligation Under the American With Disabilities Act (ADA) The purpose of this memo is to review current policies and introduce TAO Accommodation Teams for handling and reviewing ADA-related issues including requests for accommodations. This memo should reinforce and add to information TAO staff have received in mandatory ADA training. This memo obsoletes Field Operations Memo 2003-19. | 9/1/2005 | |
| | Field Op 98-050 DTA Recip. and the Americans w/ Disabilities Act | 10/23/1998 | |
| | Field Op Memo 2007-08: RE Dept. Obligations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The purpose of this memo is to remind TAO Staff about current | 2/6/2007 | |
| | Field Op Memo 2008-20: ADA Accomodation Requests -- Time Requirements Identifies timelines for DTA Accommodation Team and Central Office Accommodation Appeal Committee responses to requests for accommodation and appeals of accommodation denials. | 5/12/2008 | |
| | Field Op Memo 2008-35: Department Obligations Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) The Department has certain obligations towards applicants and clients under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 makes it illegal for public agencies receiving federal funds to discriminate against individuals with disabilities. Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by states and government entities. Generally, the Department must provide an individual equal opportunity to participate in or benefit from its programs. The Department’s ADA regulations can be found at 106 CMR 701.390 for the cash assistance and Emergency Assistance programs, and 106 CMR 360.250 for the Food Stamp program. | 8/13/2008 | |
| | FYI The Americans with Disabilities Act Accommodation Request Process | 11/25/2003 | |
| | FYI: ADA Accomodations Instructs case workers how to document approved reasonable accommodations in the electronic case file when transferring a case to another case worker or another DTA office. | 5/1/2007 | |
| | TAFDC -- Overpayment From Aid Pending -- Food Stamps -- Asset -- ADA Reasonable Accommodation Department sought to recoup $2668 in aid pending TAFDC benefits. Department also denied her food stamps application because of excessive assets. Appellant had lost an earlier hearing, where she argued that the money in the bank account was a non-countable asset. Subsequent to losing that appeal, appellant had made an ADA Reasonable Accommodation Request contending that the bank account should not be countable. Hearing officer found that he could not revisit the first decision, therefore there was an overpayment of aid paid while the hearing was pending. As for the ADA Reasonable Accommodation request, since the denial of this request occurred after the Department had denied food stamps, the ADA denial needed to be appealed separately. The hearing officer upheld the food stamps denial pending the resolution of the ADA claim -- if that claim is approved on appeal, then food stamp eligibility can be redetermined. | 3/25/2005 | |
| | Update: Pet Restriction in Hotels No pets allowed in EA hotel or motel rooms, except as reasonable accommodation for a disability. | 9/1/2003 | |
