Explain how the following legal concepts relate to AIDS: ...

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Explain how the following legal concepts relate to AIDS: otherwise qualified, essential functions, and reasonable accommodation.
 
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Question 2

What are the most widely used HIV antibody tests for screening and confirming AIDS?
 
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Answer to Question 1

 A person with a handicap is otherwise qualified when he or she can perform what the courts have described as the essential functions of the job.
 In determining if a worker with a handicap can perform the essential functions of a job, employers are required to make reasonable accommodations to help the worker. This concept applies to workers with any type of handicapping condition including a communicable disease such as AIDS. What constitutes reasonable accommodation, just as what constitutes otherwise qualified, must be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Answer to Question 2

Ensuring the accuracy of an HIV antibody test requires two different tests; one for initial screening and one for confirmation. The screening test currently used is the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay or ELISA test. The confirmation test is the immunofluorescent (IFA) or the Western Blot test. The ELISA test is relatively accurate, but it is susceptible to both false positive and false negative results.