Reasonable Accommodation.pdf
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- ADA Left Handed Keyboard
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- 18-448DOIT-ADMIN-B-352
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- St. Clair County, Illinois
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This document is an email regarding a reasonable accommodation request for a left-handed keyboard for a state employee who is a one-armed candidate. The request is being made through the State of Illinois' Department of Central Management Services (CMS) and the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT). The left-handed keyboard is needed for the applicant to use the state's WinCATS automated computer system to take a keyboarding examination. The state is obligated to provide this reasonable accommodation per legislative mandate. The recommended keyboard model is the DSI KB-DS-861XPU-B-V2, which costs approximately $90. The request has been approved by CMS Deputy Director Terranova and CMS Disabled Workers Coordinator Brandon Singer. The procurement for this small purchase should be directed to Tara Washington in DoIT Procurement.
The email indicates this is a reasonable accommodation request to enable a disabled state employee to access the state's computer system. There are no pricing terms, set asides, incumbent information, funding requirements, or other financial details provided. The focus is solely on procuring the necessary assistive technology hardware to fulfill the state's legal obligation to provide reasonable accommodations.
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From: Harvey, Deb To: Rudecki, Janice; Turner, Amy Cc: McCormick, Jon; Ray, Linda Subject: Reasonable Accommodation Date: Friday, March 2, 2018 8:21:29 AM Attachments: image001.png
Janice/Amy – Per Katherine Tople, can you do a small purchase for the below left handed keyboard. Since this is a Reasonable Accommodation, Katherine thought it should be directed to you to expedite. We will cancel the IT Service Request. Thank you.
1 - LEFT-HANDED KEYBOARD
Agency: CMS-CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES Account: 4160001 Billing Code:
Agency Tracking No.:
TASK COORDINATOR INFORMATION:
Task Coordinator Name: Jon McCormick Task Coordinator Email: jon.mccormick@illinois.gov Task Coordinator Company: CMS-CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
HARDWARE REQUEST CONFIGURATION:
Who is this hardware for? First Name / Last Name: Brandon Singer Request Type: Hardware Hardware Location to install hardware (Include detailed address information): CMS - Capital City Center 130 W. Mason Street, Second Floor Springfield, IL 62702
(217) 524-1321 ATTN: Brandon Singer - Disabled Workers Coordinator
Other Hardware Request: List Item Needed: 1 - Left-Handed computer keyboard is requested. A model identical or significantly similar to DSI KB-DS-861XPU-B-V2 (cost $90).
Below is the a link to the desired model:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/DSI-LEFT-HANDED-USB-PS-2-KEYBOARD-BLACK-MECHANICAL-
CHERRY-RED-LINEAR-KEYSWITCH/15120555
Justification - Via legislative mandate, the State of Illinois' Assessment Centers use a WinCATS automated computer system to screen, test, score and grade job applicants. The State of Illinois is required to provide reasonable IT accommodations for this system upon request. A one-armed candidate is requesting a Left Handed keyboard as an accommodation to take a keyboarding examination. The state is obligated to accommodate this request. This has been approved by CMS Deputy Director Terranova and CMS Disabled Workers Coordinator Brandon Singer.
This "small purchase" should be directed to Tara Washington (DoIT Procurement - 312-814-1766) mailto:Deb.Harvey@Illinois.gov mailto:Janice.Rudecki@Illinois.gov mailto:Amy.Turner@illinois.gov mailto:Jon.McCormick@Illinois.gov mailto:Linda.Ray@Illinois.gov mailto:jon.mccormick@illinois.gov https://www.walmart.com/ip/DSI-LEFT-HANDED-USB-PS-2-KEYBOARD-BLACK-MECHANICAL-CHERRY-RED-LINEAR-KEYSWITCH/15120555 https://www.walmart.com/ip/DSI-LEFT-HANDED-USB-PS-2-KEYBOARD-BLACK-MECHANICAL-CHERRY-RED-LINEAR-KEYSWITCH/15120555
Deb Harvey | Chief Customer Officer Department of Innovation & Technology 120 West Jefferson, Springfield, IL 62702 Office (217) 782-8220 | Mobile (217) 494-5870
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