This appears to be a question about verification of a disability for
the purpose of gaining reasonable accommodation in the workplace.
I'm not sure where you live (as said earlier) but this is a U..S. Dept
of Justice line for the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).
The U.S. Department of Justice provides information about the ADA
through a toll-free ADA Information Line.
800-514-0301 (voice)
800-514-0383 (TTY)


On 1/28/22, Jeanne Fike <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> i,
> My visually impaired daughter works at a local hospital here in my
> city. She can do her job more efficiently and faster with Windows
> Magnifier on a computer rather than using a handheld magnifier  to
> read the screen. My sighted husband who worked in It for a number of
> years said she should be given permission after logging in on a
> computer with her credentials to bring    up Windows Magnifier.
> She can read paperwork faster if she could enlarge the print paperwork
> via a copier. He says she should be allowed to use a copier to do so
> before she starts her shift.
>  Is it legal for her boss to request she have a letter from her eye
> doctor stating she needs these accommodations to do her job??
>    Jeanne
>
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