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sponsored activities, including social or recreational programs; and any other term, condition, or privilege of employment. d. The contractor shall make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a handicap or disability, unless that accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of its program. A contractor may not deny any employment opportunity to a qualified handicapped or disabled employee or applicant if the basis for the denial is the need to make reasonable accommodation to the physical or mental limitation of the employee or applicant. e. Reasonable accommodation may include: Making facilities used by employees accessible to and usable by individuals with handicaps and disabilities. ii) Job restructuring, job relocation, part -time or modified work schedules, acquisitions or modification of equipment or devices, the provision of readers or interpreters, and other similar actions. 2) Contractor's employment criteria. a. A contractor may not use any employment test or other selection criterion that screens out or tends to screen out individuals with handicaps or disabilities or any class or individuals with handicaps or disabilities unless the contractor can demonstrate (1) the test score or other criterion is job - related for the position in question, and (2) that the test results accurately reflect the applicant's or employee's job skills, aptitude, or whatever other factor the test purports to measure, rather than the applicant's or employee's impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills (except where those skills are the factors that the test purports to measure). 3) Pre - employment inquiries. a. A contractor may not make a pre - employment inquiry or conduct a pre- employment medical examination of an applicant to determine whether the applicant is an individual with handicaps or disabilities or the nature of the handicap or disability. The contractor may, however, make preemployment inquiry into an applicant's ability to perform job - related functions. 17 »895.2 b. When the contractor is undertaking affirmative action efforts, voluntary or otherwise, the contractor may invite applicants for employment to indicate whether and to what extent they are handicapped. This may occur if the following conditions are met: the contractor clearly states on any written questionnaire used for this purpose, or makes clear orally, that the information requested is intended for use solely in connection with its 37