Portland Public Schools & the ADA
(Americans with Disabilities Act)

What are workplace accommodations under the ADA? 

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may include a modification or adjustment to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done during the hiring process. These modifications enable a qualifying individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity to both be hired and successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities. The ADA requires reasonable accommodations by employers as they relate to three aspects of employment: 

1. Ensuring equal opportunity in the application process;
   
   
2. Enabling a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of a job; and
   
   
3. Making it possible for an employee with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment.

If you believe that you are an individual with a qualifying disability (one that impairs a major life function) that is impeding your ability to perform an essential function of your job, please contact FMLASource to initiate a request for reasonable accommodation under the ADA.

FMLASource
Administrator for FMLA/OFLA eligible leaves, ADA leave, and ADA workplace accommodations

Email: ServiceTeam3@FMLASource.com  
Phone:  833-515-0763
Call Center Hours:  Monday - Friday 5:30am-7:30 pm PST
Website: www.fmlasource.com

• • After 12:00pm PST
  • The busiest times to call are Mondays and the day following holiday weekends.  Instead of calling, a leave request or accommodation may be requested either through FMLASource's website or their mobile app.

Additional accommodation / accessibility information and resources:

• For questions around active requests or how to request accommodation, contact:
  ServiceTeam3@FMLASource.com  OR ADA@pps.net
  
  
• PPS Building & Facility Accessibility, as well as the District’s Transition Plans:
  https://www.pps.net/Page/2247
  
  
• Translation/Interpreter Services:
  https://www.pps.net/Domain/43
  
  
• Risk Management or Workplace Environmental Health & Safety Information:
  https://www.pps.net/Domain/55 

Still have questions about the ADA?  Suggestions to assist PPS in its endeavors to become a more inclusive employer?

PPS ADA
Email:  ADA@pps.net