My friend Mia Mantri has written in the British Journal of Social Work about her harrowing experiences in trying to get reasonable adjustments: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcad026

#trans #ActuallyAutistic #ReasonableAdjustments #neurodivergence #India #UK

@clacksee

It's absolute crap. I've had basically same response after jumping through reasonable adjustment process and disclosing things to new (fortunately supportive) manager, only for HR to say we can't change contract to WFH even though that's what you've now done for 4 years without problems, get back to the office.

So if I have a burnout in a couple of months and end up on sick leave until Christmas, whose fault will that be...

#Reasonableadjustments #disability

Employee contracts aren’t something they deal with or can help with. But if I need a more ergonomic desk, they’d be happy to help with that.

I said in my request what #ReasonableAdjustments I was looking for.

They could have replied to say that wasn’t something they were able to help with.

They could have said they’d be happy to help with XYZ, but don’t get involved in employee contracts.

There was zero need to waste my time with this assessment.

Employee contracts aren’t something they deal with or can help with. But if I need a more ergonomic desk, they’d be happy to help with that.

I said in my request what #ReasonableAdjustments I was looking for.

They could have replied to say that wasn’t something they were able to help with.

They could have said they’d be happy to help with XYZ, but don’t get involved in employee contracts.

There was zero need to waste my time with this assessment.

This morning, we did the assessment.

At the end of the assessment, what did she say? Any guesses?

#Disability #ReasonableAdjustments

To recap…

I used the form to request ‘reasonable adjustments’ at work. In my request, I said I was looking to move to a permanent work from home contract due to my health condition.

They said they’d need to do an assessment.

Lots of faff about the method of completing the assessment.

#ReasonableAdjustments #Disability

And yes, I specifically asked if the request could be handled via a different form of comms. They said no, all assessments must be done over the phone or else the request would be cancelled.

#ReasonableAdjustments #Disability

Hey all 😊, I've decided to explore how #AccessToWork can help me manage my #ADHD at work. This is a #government grant scheme which supports #disabled people in work, this includes #neurodivergent people.
The scheme could pay up to £65,180 per person per year, though isn't designed to cover the cost of #ReasonableAdjustments employers should consider anyway. It's known as "the government's best kept secret" so employers/ employees often don't know this funding exists! 😶 https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

Hey all 😊, I've decided to explore how #AccessToWork can help me manage my #ADHD at work. This is a government grant scheme which supports disabled people in work, this includes #neurodivergent people.
The scheme could pay up to £65,180 per person per year, though isn't designed to cover the cost of #ReasonableAdjustments employers should consider anyway. It's known as "the government's best kept secret" so employers/ employees often don't know this funding exists! 😶 https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

@Emmie I'm going to sleep soon but if you're interested, I could describe some of my #ReasonableAdjustments. Obviously these are specific to each person and your situation is different from mine. (I was born deaf then started going blind in my late teens, registered blind at 36.)

TikTok woman sacked from her job for requesting accommodations

https://au-ti.com/2021/09/19/tiktok-woman-sacked-from-her-job-for-requesting-accommodations/

#Reasonableadjustments #accomodations #UnitedStates #Internet #Autism #TikTok

United States Appeals Court rules in favour of Microsoft against an autistic who tried to obtain accommodations

https://au-ti.com/2021/06/24/fifth-circuit-rules-in-favour-of-microsoft-against-an-autistic-employee/

#Reasonableadjustments #FifthCircuit #UnitedStates #Microsoft #Americas