Deputy Chief Management Officer
of the Department of Defense
ADMINISTRATIVE
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 114
October 24, 2013
Incorporating Change 1, April 4, 2017
HRD, WHS
SUBJECT: Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5110.04 (Reference (a)) and
DoD Instruction 5025.01 (Reference (b)), this Administrative Instruction (AI):
a. Implements Executive Order 13164 (Reference (c)), pursuant to section 791 of Title 29,
United States Code (U.S.C.) (also known as and referred to in this issuance as “Section 501 of
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended”) (Reference (d)), and consistent with the standards
applied pursuant to chapter 126 of Title 42, U.S.C. (also known and referred to in this issuance
as “The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, as amended”) (Reference (e)), as such
references relate to employment, within WHS-serviced Components.
b. Prescribes procedures and assigns responsibilities for processing reasonable
accommodation requests submitted by employees of WHS-serviced Components and their
authorized representatives or applicants for employment.
2. APPLICABILITY. This AI applies to:
a. OSD, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the
Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities that are serviced by Washington Headquarters
Services (WHS) (referred to collectively in this AI as the “WHS-serviced Components”).
b. Applicants seeking civilian employment with the WHS-serviced Components.
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy according to DoD Directive 1020.02E (Reference (f)) to provide
reasonable accommodation to DoD employees and applicants for employment with known
physical or mental disabilities to ensure that they enjoy full access to equal employment
