In Keith v. County of Oakland, where the County refused to hire Keith as a swimming lifeguard because he is deaf, and he sued for disability discrimination, the appeals court held that the County failed to consider the evidence that he was capable of performing the job despite his disability.

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This is true, as the court found that the County had not engaged in the necessary interactive process with Keith to determine whether he could perform the essential functions of the lifeguard job with reasonable accommodations.

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