Sometimes it is necessary for employers to make a workplace accommodation for a qualified individual with a disability, if requested and appropriate. Reasonable accommodations can apply to the duties of the job, and/or where and how job tasks are performed and should make it easier for the employee to successfully perform the duties of the position. In order to implement the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, NASA Headquarters provides reasonable accommodations to qualified employees and applicants. 

Who is an Individual with a Disability?

An individual with a Disability is one who:

• Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities;
• Has a record of such an impairment; or
• Is generally regarded as having such an impairment.

Who is a Qualified Individual with a Disability?

A qualified individual with a disability is a person who, with or without a reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job in question.

What is a Reasonable Accommodation?

A reasonable accommodation is any modification or adjustment to a job, an employment practice, or the work environment that makes it possible for a qualified individual with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities.

There are three categories of reasonable accommodations:

• Modifications or adjustments to a job application process to permit an individual with a disability to be considered for a job (such as providing application forms in alternative formats like large print or Braille);
• Modifications or adjustments necessary to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job (such as providing sign language interpreters); and
• Modifications or adjustments that enable employees with disabilities to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment (such as removing physical barriers in an office cafeteria).

Resources for Individuals with Disabilities.

For more information about and assistance with the Reasonable Accommodation process please contact your Center Disability Program Manager:

Ames Research Center: ARC-ODEO@mail.nasa.gov

Armstrong Flight Research Center: gaby.olson-1@nasa.gov

Glenn Research Center: grc-dl-eeo-customer-service@mail.nasa.gov

Goddard Space Flight Center: Merechia.n.davis@nasa.gov

NASA Headquarters: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/hq/eodm/reasonable_accommodations

Johnson Space Center: JSC-OEOD@mail.nasa.gov

Kennedy Space Center: edward.wroblinski@nasa.gov

Langley Research Center: larc-odeo@mail.nasa.gov

Marshall Space Flight Center: natasha.d.stanton@nasa.gov

NASA Shared Services Center/Stennis Space Center: nssc-odeo@mail.nasa.gov

Related Resources

NF1699C.Request for Medical Exception (PDF)

* If you are having problems with the fillable PDF forms, right click on the form, then save “save link as”, save form and then open it in Acrobat version 8 or higher.

NF1699D.Request for Religious Exception (PDF)

* If you are having problems with the fillable PDF forms, right click on the form, then save “save link as”, save form and then open it in Acrobat version 8 or higher.

NASA Employees’ and Applicants’ Rights Under the Architectural Barriers Act
NPR 3713.1c Reasonable Accommodations Procedures for Individuals with Disabilities

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