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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 679622" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>I think some of you are talking about two different things. To get work accommodations under the ADA, you have to have "a disability". To be "disabled" under SSDI, you have to be "totally and permanently disabled", defined as being unable to work at any job for at least 12 months. It makes no sense to have to be "disabled" as defined by SSDI for work accommodations, because the definition is that you <em>can't </em>work. </p><p></p><p>Any disability will require a <em>reasonable </em>accommodation. Say you have a hearing impairment, but your job requires you to talk on the phone. The job must accommodate you by giving you a hearing impaired receiver. However, if the person is totally deaf they don't have to give them a TDDY terminal or make someone else answer the phones and sign to them. My job requires lots of phone calls and the ability to handle legal actions. I can do it blind. I can do it without legs. But if I were to suddenly develop an anxiety disorder where I could not speak to people and be in control of a legal proceeding, I'd be out of a job. I <em>have </em>to be able to do that. </p><p></p><p>Now CB has proven that, even with her anxiety disorder, she can do her job. She's done it for 10 years! Her problem is that this employer is not only not accommodating her, he's actively doing things that make it impossible to do her job without a breakdown! She definitely needs to see a doctor, first and foremost, and make sure she tells them she CAN and HAS done this job...before THIS administrator started doing what he is. She needs to get a doctor's recommendation on what would be a reasonable accommodation. Then she needs to take this matter to her HR department. </p><p></p><p>Just my opinion.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck CB. Keep us in the loop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 679622, member: 17309"] I think some of you are talking about two different things. To get work accommodations under the ADA, you have to have "a disability". To be "disabled" under SSDI, you have to be "totally and permanently disabled", defined as being unable to work at any job for at least 12 months. It makes no sense to have to be "disabled" as defined by SSDI for work accommodations, because the definition is that you [I]can't [/I]work. Any disability will require a [I]reasonable [/I]accommodation. Say you have a hearing impairment, but your job requires you to talk on the phone. The job must accommodate you by giving you a hearing impaired receiver. However, if the person is totally deaf they don't have to give them a TDDY terminal or make someone else answer the phones and sign to them. My job requires lots of phone calls and the ability to handle legal actions. I can do it blind. I can do it without legs. But if I were to suddenly develop an anxiety disorder where I could not speak to people and be in control of a legal proceeding, I'd be out of a job. I [I]have [/I]to be able to do that. Now CB has proven that, even with her anxiety disorder, she can do her job. She's done it for 10 years! Her problem is that this employer is not only not accommodating her, he's actively doing things that make it impossible to do her job without a breakdown! She definitely needs to see a doctor, first and foremost, and make sure she tells them she CAN and HAS done this job...before THIS administrator started doing what he is. She needs to get a doctor's recommendation on what would be a reasonable accommodation. Then she needs to take this matter to her HR department. Just my opinion. Best of luck CB. Keep us in the loop. [/QUOTE]
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