If you need an accommodation, it means the process or item is not accessible. Getting the accommodation doesn’t fix the inaccessible process or item. It just gives you a temporary solution and doesn’t solve the problem for others

If you need to ask for an accommodation, it means the process or item you are being asked to use BY DEFINITION is inaccessible. Getting the accommodation doesn’t fix the inaccessible process or item. It merely provides a single individual (you) a temporary workaround and does nothing to benefit others,

Think about it: Is an epipen a solution for an allergy? No, it’s a stopgap to keep someone from dying. Is extra time on a test a cure for a learning disability? No, it just levels the playing field for a moment. Do noise canceling headphones solve autism? No, they compensate for a chaotic environment.

TL;DR: Accommodations highlight problems; they aren’t solutions. Root causes of inaccessibility like bad environments and inflexible processes should be addressed, not just hidden with a bandaid accommodation.

Let’s make every accommodations request a search for real solutions that improve the workplace for everyone.

Alt: If you need an accommodation, it means the process or item is not accessible.

Getting the accommodation doesn’t fix the inaccessible process or item.

It just gives you a temporary solution and doesn’t solve the problem for others.

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