Form of Accommodation Request

When an individual decides to request an accommodation, the individual or his/her representative must let the employer know that s/he needs an adjustment or change at work for a reason  related to a medical condition. To request accommodation, an individual may use “plain English” and need not mention the ADA or use the phrase “reasonable acommodation.”

An employee is not required yo use the words “reasonable accommodation” as long as what is communicated to the agency is a need for a workplace modification that is linked to a medical condition. See Hadley, chapter 14 , VIII (Processing Reasonable Accommodation Requests) B. Form of Accommodation Requests

 

Footnote – Managment Informed of Disability

According to the EEO Counselor’s report, the Complainant stated that he first informed his first-level supervisor of his disability in February or March 2014.