Arlington County Auxiliary Police Alleged to Violate Disability Rights

[NVACyclist]

Arlington County Virginia's auxiliary police program is presently the
subject of two Americans With Disabilities Act complaints. The
complaints arise from the case of an auxiliary (volunteer) officer
who
suffered a concussion while participating in a police fundraising
event and was terminated due to his concussion. One case is being
handled by the county manager's office, while the other is being
handled by the US Department of Justice.

The complaints allege that Arlington County ignored the officer's
request for reasonable accommodation and his offer to provide medical
documentation of fitness for duty, but instead terminated him solely
because of a statement from the officer that, according to his
neurologist, effects from a concussion could occur as much as 18
months following an injury. According to the complaints, Arlington
County neither asked for, nor received, details regarding the
officer's individual diagnosis or prognosis. Additionally, the police
department did not offer leave or other accommodations short of
termination.

Details of the complaints are available at http://acpddiscriminates.blogspot.com/.