The "duty to Accommodate" may be governed under different statutes. If this is in Canada then there is a Federal law and there are Provincial laws so it depends on the jurisdiction.



If the person is requesting accommodation it is the medical model approach to request "proof" of disability and possible recommendation from a medical practitioner to invoke the  accommodation. Some entities may simply go with the Rights Holder model where if a person self identifies and states that they have a functional limitation and need a particular accommodation it is simply done.



If person needs enlargement software use on PC the work place should grant the accommodation.

If person needs to user copier on work time to enlarge documents  in order to read them then it should be accommodated. During work hours

Both of these accommodations have "no cost" and as such it seems that the fuss of medical proof of disability is not warranted. Especially if the business, since requesting the medical report could be billed for this cost.

 

The question is what law governs this business Federal, Provincial, or State.

If this is in the United States I do not know their statutes or laws or how the ADA  or other laws may affect all of this.



Robin East

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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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