accommodation-request

1# Accommodation Request Skill
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3Reasonable accommodations (US: ADA; UK: reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act;
4similar elsewhere) are a right, but getting them often stalls on how the request is
5framed: people over-share medical detail, ask for a vague "help," or frame it as a
6favor rather than an adjustment to a barrier. Employers and institutions respond best
7to a specific request that names the *barrier* and the *adjustment that removes it* —
8they generally don't need your diagnosis, only the functional limitation and what
9helps. This skill writes that request, guides how much to disclose, and prepares you
10for the interactive back-and-forth that follows. It is not legal advice; it routes to
11the formal process and to advocacy if you hit resistance.
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13## What This Skill Produces
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15- A **barriers-and-adjustments map**: for each thing that's hard, the specific
16  workplace/course barrier and the concrete adjustment that removes it (framed as an
17  adjustment to a barrier, not a personal favor)
18- The **request letter/email**: to the right person (HR, disability services, manager
19  per the process), citing the process, naming the adjustments, and inviting the
20  interactive dialogue
21- **Disclosure guidance**: how much to share (usually the functional limitation and
22  what helps, not the diagnosis), what you're not obliged to reveal, and where medical
23  documentation is genuinely needed
24- A **process plan**: the interactive/good-faith dialogue that's expected, how to
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