May I test applicants or employees to make sure they are up to the job?

An employer may give job-related tests that accurately measure the applicant's job skills or aptitude.

Reasonable accommodation must be given a disabled applicant when they take the test. The tests must be given to all employees, not only those who appear disabled. When an applicant requests an accommodation, or has an obvious disability that the employer reasonably believes needs accommodation, the employer may make limited inquiries regarding the reasonable accommodation.

Job testing sites must be accessible to all applicants and must accommodate all disabled applicants. For example, visually impaired applicants might be given tests in braille or have a person read for them or simply be given an oral examination. Quadriplegic individuals could have someone write the answers or be given an oral examination. Applicants with a hearing impairment might be provided with an interpreter.