March 3, 2015
OFFICE OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS MEMORANDUM No. FY15-32
Distributed via Campus Email
To:
All Employees
From: Corey Bradford
Senior Vice President for Business Affairs
Re:
Employees are Encouraged to Self-Identify Disability Status
The Texas A&M University System remains committed to provide a workplace that is free
from all forms of illegal discrimination, and one that is inclusive and welcoming for its
employees and applicants for employment. In 2014, a new federal regulation took
effect which requires federal government contractors to invite their employees to
identify as an individual with a disability*, if applicable. This self-identification is
voluntary, will be kept confidential, and will not be used against you in any way.
For your reference, attached is the form approved by the Office of Management and
Budget to implement this regulation. We encourage you to disclose your disability status
(i.e., yes - you have a disability or previously had a disability; no - you don’t have a
disability; or you don’t wish to answer) to help us measure how well we are doing in
providing equal opportunity to qualified people with disabilities.
You may also complete the disability status update on the website sso.tamu.edu, as
well as take this opportunity to review/update your other personal data.
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Go to https://sso.tamus.edu/logon.aspx and enter your UIN and password.
Click on HRConnect.
At the top, click on “My Personal Data.”
At the bottom, click on the “Update Information” button.
Select the appropriate disability status.
Verify that your other identifying information is correct.
Click on “Save Changes.”
At the top right, click on SSO Logoff.
In addition to this new self-identification requirement, federal law requires employers to
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provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you
require a reasonable accommodation to perform your job, or have any other questions
about your rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, please
contact your human resources office.
*You are considered to have a disability if you have a physical or mental impairment or
medical condition that substantially limits a major life activity, or if you have a history or
record of such an impairment or medical condition.
Disabilities include, but are not limited to:
Blindness
Autism
Bipolar disorder
Deafness
Cancer
Cerebral palsy
HIV/AIDS
Diabetes
Epilepsy
Schizophrenia
Muscular
dystrophy
Major depression
Multiple sclerosis
(MS)
Missing limbs or
partially missing
limbs
CB:ps
Post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD)
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Impairments requiring the use
of a wheelchair
Intellectual disability
(previously called mental
retardation)