KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 6: Equality
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Finnish word. In English: reasonable accommodation
A change that lets a disabled person use services, study or work on an equal basis with others.
Facts about the word
- Authorities, education providers, employers and providers of services must make reasonable accommodation for a disabled person. Yhdenvertaisuuslaki 15 §
- When assessing what is reasonable, the needs of the disabled person come first, and then, for example, the size, financial position and costs of the organisation. Yhdenvertaisuuslaki 15 §
- Under the Non-Discrimination Act, denying reasonable accommodation is discrimination. Yhdenvertaisuuslaki 8 §
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Accommodation helps a disabled person take part like others. It does not reduce pay, and it is not sold in shops.
The word belongs to Chapter 6: Equality and gender equality. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
