How to Request a Reasonable Accommodation from Your Employer: 10 Tips to Support a Chronic Illness in the Workplace
If you have a legal disability, then you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation in the workplace, whether your condition is visible or invisible.
It’s tough to live with a health issue that impacts your life in some way, and it can be even tougher to keep working, but for a lot of people, it’s worth the challenge.
If you are a chronic illness warrior and you’re committed to continuing your career, then you may want to request a reasonable accommodation from your employer. That reasonable accommodation might even be just the thing keeping you in the workforce, and if so, you should strongly consider making the request.
In this article, I’m going to provide you with 10 tips to help you request a reasonable accommodation from your employer, plus I’ll provide a few examples of requests you may want to consider making.