BUSN 311 CASE STUDY Adele a fully qualified specialized registered nurse, is deaf. She relies upon an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter to communicate with hearing individuals in the workplace.

PROMPT:  CASE STUDY

Adele a fully qualified specialized registered nurse,  is deaf. She relies upon an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter to communicate with hearing individuals in the workplace.  Adele applied for a job with Marigold Mercy Receiving and Trauma Center (“MMRTC”), a large medical center that, with all its hubs and subsidiaries, grossed $1.3 billion annually. Adele received a job offer, conditioned upon a health screening and clearance by MMRTC’s occupational health department. She is in fact cleared, but she notified MMRTC that she needed an ASL interpreter as an accommodation for her hearing impairment.  The annual salary, including benefits, for her position was approximately $75,000.

Upon investigation, American Public University System calculated that the annual cost to MMRTC for the ASL interpreter accommodation would be $120,000; there was the need for a full time interpreter for Adele, plus several situations where two ASL