[Job-Discussions] Writing a reasonable accommodation request?

[Richard Davis]

Hi Claudia,

Two things:

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and I don't know if you will get to see the replies. Here is the link:
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You may not be asking for a reasonable accommodation. If I were on the
receiving end of your request, I would question whether having to pay for
transportation to work via Uber one day a week is much of a hardship for
you. They are, after all, paying you to work for them, and many blind
people manage to get to work through car pooling and other means. Some
employers want their employees in the office at least part time now that
Covid is over, and many employees are trying to resist returning to the
office. It is likely that a lot of work from home jobs will become less
than 100 percent now.

Best wishes,
Dick Davis
Moderator


On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 8:10 PM Claudia Del Real via Job-Discussions <
job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello all, I am currently in the process of attempting, for the second
> time, to write a reasonable accommodation request. I work for the federal
> government and I can do my job from home with no issues. There is no added
> benefit to my being in the office, in order to perform job duties.
> currently, we have to report to an office once per week. However, this is
> generally not easy to do due to lack of transportation. I am totally blind
> and have access to no buses nearby. I would have to take Uber, a train, and
> two buses to get to the office. and, I would probably never make it on
> time. How can I word my request, solely based on disability, in order to be
> allowed to work from home permanently? Tha thanks.
>
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