accommodation-request

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