Guidelines for Reasonable Accommodations and Disabilities (GRAD)
Armstrong Injunction Requirements
Mental/ Psychological Disorders
BPT 1073 FORM: Notice and Request for Reasonable Accommodation
The Board will utilize BPT Form 1073 to notify inmates/parolees of their rights under Title II of the ADA prior to a parole proceeding.
Allows inmates/parolees to request an accommodation.
The BPT 1073 (Notice and Request for Reasonable Accommodations) serves several purposes in compliance with the Injunction:
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Notice of ADA Rights
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Request for reasonable accommodation
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Opportunity to self-report
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Identification of Disability
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Tracking of inmates/parolees with disabilities
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Documentation of effective communication
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Interactive process
It is the responsibility of the prisoner/parolee to request a reasonable accommodation in order to ensure effective communication and/or request access by correctly completing the BPT 1073.
BPT /CDC staff will also identify and make recommendations for persons they assist/observe that need a reasonable accommodation.