Wash. Admin. Code § 162-26-080 - Reasonable accommodation
(1)
Unfair practice to not accommodate. It is an unfair practice for a
person in the operation of a place of public accommodation to fail or refuse to
make reasonable accommodation to the known physical, sensory, or mental
limitations of a person with a disability or to the use of a trained dog guide
or service animal by a disabled person, when same service would prevent the
person from fully enjoying the place of public accommodation.
(2)
Determining reasonableness.
Whether a possible accommodation is reasonable or not depends on the cost of
making the accommodation, the size of the place of public accommodation, the
availability of staff to make the accommodation, the importance of the service
to the person with a disability, and other factors bearing on reasonableness in
the particular situation.
(3)
Carrying not favored. Carrying a mobility-impaired person is not
required by law and is not an acceptable accommodation, except in rare
circumstances. Carrying should be done only when there is no other way for the
mobility-impaired person to use the facility and when it is agreeable to the
person with a disability.
(4)
"Arranged service." The concept of "arranged service," as formerly
defined in commission rules, is incorporated fully within the scope of
reasonable accommodation.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.60.120(3). 99-15-025, § 162-26-080, filed 7/12/99, effective 8/12/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.60.120(3) and 1997 c 271. 98-08-035, § 162-26-080, filed 3/23/98, effective 4/23/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.60.120(3). 83-02-012 (Order 43), § 162-26-080, filed 12/23/82.
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