THE FINE ART OF REQUESTING
JOB ACCOMMODATIONS
Finally,
I decided I had enough.
I
spent a few hours on a Saturday morning drafting a memo to my boss listing the
accommodations I was requesting, as per the ADA.
I
made it as short and to the point as possible, being careful to avoid a
confrontational tone yet making it clear I meant business.
At
the end of the memo, I respectfully requested that my boss get back with me by
a specific date several weeks later.
That
would provide sufficient time for him to speak with upper management and come
up with a game plan.
So
much for the best laid plans.
It
would be months until modifications were made to the building: a gentler-sloped
ramp at the building entrance, automatic door openers, a lowered elevator
button panel.
My
suspicions were that these accommodations had less to do with my request and
more to do with making the building generally accessible to anyone.
Many
more months would pass during which I struggled daily to safely and comfortably
use the restroom facilities.
ARTICLE CONTINUES TOMORROW -- MARCH 15
EDITOR'S NOTE:
This was written
by our expert before she came to the Sunshine State. All negative anecdotes and complaints about
bosses are based on incidents in Ohio, not Miami.
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