[Job-Discussions] Writing a reasonable accommodation request?

[Richard Davis]

Nicole,
Thanks for sharing this document. It is very helpful. We must make sure to
use it as a resource.
I do think that Claudia will need to word her request very carefully, but
it is definitely worth a try. Transportation is a problem for many blind
people, and most federal employers don't know as much about blindness as I
do. Good luck, Claudia! Make sure you research the costs and time necessary
to get there.
Dick Davis

On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 8:43 PM <nmpbrat at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> Let me preface my comment by stating I am not an attorney...but I have
> spent a lot of time dealing with the laws regarding accommodations in the
> workplace due to my own personal challenges with my employer, although not
> specifically this one.  I am pretty familiar with EEOC guidance documents
> though.
> With that said, I respectfully disagree that it couldn't be a reasonable
> accommodation.  Here is a link to the EEOC guidance document discussing
> this.
>
> https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/work-hometelework-reasonable-accommodation
> HTH,
> Nicole
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Davis via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org>
> To: Job Discussions internet Mailing List <job-discussions at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Richard Davis <dickblind at gmail.com>; Claudia Del Real <
> claudiadr2013 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wed, Sep 14, 2022 9:30 pm
> Subject: Re: [Job-Discussions] Writing a reasonable accommodation request?
>
> Hi Claudia,
>
> Two things:
>
> Please sign up for the Job-Discussions list. I had to approve your
> posting, and I don't know if you will get to see the replies. Here is the
> link:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/job-discussions_nfbnet.org
>
> 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.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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