Reasonable Accomdations

[Anonymous]

Probably a visual fire alarm

[Anonymous]

I think you don’t like her anyway so this annoyed you more than may seem warranted from this post.

[Anonymous]

Your coworker sounds super rude. I agree they shouldn’t have introduced you by your disability, and second the way they spoke about it was demeaning. They need training, stat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your coworker sounds super rude. I agree they shouldn’t have introduced you by your disability, and second the way they spoke about it was demeaning. They need training, stat.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a federal employee and I have a Reasonable Accomdation to sit beside a flasher as I am hearing impaired. We have a new boss that just started and a co-worker brought that person around and introduced me as...she sits over here instead of with her group because she can't hear and needs to sit beside the flasher. I looked at her and stated it was a reasonable accomdation for medical and does not need to be discussed. I tried to approach her afterwards and she said who cares, it is not like everyone doesn't know you are deaf. I think she needs to go to training to learn what can or can not be discussed. Should I approach her supervisor? I am very embarrassed....why would you introduce someone by there disablility? She often doesnt think before she speaks.

Perhaps your coworker has a disability as well. Did it occur to you that your coworker may have a form of disability which causes them to communicate differently? Perhaps in a way that is "non-normative?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wtf is a flasher

This is all I could think while reading. What is it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wtf is a flasher

This is all I could think while reading. What is it?

It’s a visual fire alarm. Instead of emitting sound, it’s a flashing light. It’s pretty bright and obnoxious in the way the audible ones are so that those who rely on it won’t miss it.

[Anonymous]

This is an aggression and form of hostility. It was on purpose and meant to shame/embarrass OP. The information was not necessary in the context, it was not asked why she was sitting there. The co-worker used that info as currency.

The follow up is even worse.

Go to HR.

People without disabilities will not understand but I definitely get it (I am physically disabled and one of my impairments is hearing).

I would go to HR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your coworker sounds super rude. I agree they shouldn’t have introduced you by your disability, and second the way they spoke about it was demeaning. They need training, stat.

+1

+2. OP, it’s hard for others to understand why this a big deal unless they have have been there. I am visually impaired and I would be horrified if that were how I were introduced to a new supervisor. I am not defined by my disability. I don’t know what the solution is here because I can’t imagine one of my coworkers doing this - they are very kind and sensitive - but I would consider talking to her and telling her how hurtful you found her introduction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a federal employee and I have a Reasonable Accomdation to sit beside a flasher as I am hearing impaired. We have a new boss that just started and a co-worker brought that person around and introduced me as...she sits over here instead of with her group because she can't hear and needs to sit beside the flasher. I looked at her and stated it was a reasonable accomdation for medical and does not need to be discussed. I tried to approach her afterwards and she said who cares, it is not like everyone doesn't know you are deaf. I think she needs to go to training to learn what can or can not be discussed. Should I approach her supervisor? I am very embarrassed....why would you introduce someone by there disablility? She often doesnt think before she speaks.

Perhaps your coworker has a disability as well. Did it occur to you that your coworker may have a form of disability which causes them to communicate differently? Perhaps in a way that is "non-normative?"

How exactly did you contort yourself to twist yourself into such a knot in order to come up with that rebuttal? GMAFB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is an aggression and form of hostility. It was on purpose and meant to shame/embarrass OP. The information was not necessary in the context, it was not asked why she was sitting there. The co-worker used that info as currency.

The follow up is even worse.

Go to HR.

People without disabilities will not understand but I definitely get it (I am physically disabled and one of my impairments is hearing).

I would go to HR.

I’ve worked for the government For over 20 years and I have had legitimate obvious discrimination (gender and religion) in my workplace and I would never ever go to HR.

You would discuss this with your new boss first and if they are not supportive, if you have a Union, that’s where you go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an aggression and form of hostility. It was on purpose and meant to shame/embarrass OP. The information was not necessary in the context, it was not asked why she was sitting there. The co-worker used that info as currency.

The follow up is even worse.

Go to HR.

People without disabilities will not understand but I definitely get it (I am physically disabled and one of my impairments is hearing).

I would go to HR.

I’ve worked for the government For over 20 years and I have had legitimate obvious discrimination (gender and religion) in my workplace and I would never ever go to HR.

You would discuss this with your new boss first and if they are not supportive, if you have a Union, that’s where you go.

Well, that's you. You realize the only person on the planet that is you, is you.

Disability is a protected classification just like gender and religion. Ableism and discrimination against disabilities are real, legitimate and obvious discrimination.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is an aggression and form of hostility. It was on purpose and meant to shame/embarrass OP. The information was not necessary in the context, it was not asked why she was sitting there. The co-worker used that info as currency.

The follow up is even worse.

Go to HR.

People without disabilities will not understand but I definitely get it (I am physically disabled and one of my impairments is hearing).

I would go to HR.

Wow. I guess it's a good thing that I don't have a co-worker that needs to sit near a flasher, because this situation REALLY doesn't strike me as aggressive, hostile, rude, etc. that OP and some others seem to think.
If I was a supervisor meeting my new team and everyone except one person sat together, I'd wonder why the one person was sitting so far away. TBH, I'd think that maybe that one person had a horrible personality and didn't get along with anyone, and well....OP's attitude seems to confirm that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an aggression and form of hostility. It was on purpose and meant to shame/embarrass OP. The information was not necessary in the context, it was not asked why she was sitting there. The co-worker used that info as currency.

The follow up is even worse.

Go to HR.

People without disabilities will not understand but I definitely get it (I am physically disabled and one of my impairments is hearing).

I would go to HR.

I’ve worked for the government For over 20 years and I have had legitimate obvious discrimination (gender and religion) in my workplace and I would never ever go to HR.

You would discuss this with your new boss first and if they are not supportive, if you have a Union, that’s where you go.

Well, that's you. You realize the only person on the planet that is you, is you.

Disability is a protected classification just like gender and religion. Ableism and discrimination against disabilities are real, legitimate and obvious discrimination.

Yes. It’s me. Someone came on here asking for advice and I gave it to them. It’s the whole point.

I have no idea why my sharing the discrimination I faced would in any way imply to you that I didn’t think disabilities are a protected group. I was sharing my own experience from the groups in which I was personally discriminated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an aggression and form of hostility. It was on purpose and meant to shame/embarrass OP. The information was not necessary in the context, it was not asked why she was sitting there. The co-worker used that info as currency.

The follow up is even worse.

Go to HR.

People without disabilities will not understand but I definitely get it (I am physically disabled and one of my impairments is hearing).

I would go to HR.

I’ve worked for the government For over 20 years and I have had legitimate obvious discrimination (gender and religion) in my workplace and I would never ever go to HR.

You would discuss this with your new boss first and if they are not supportive, if you have a Union, that’s where you go.

Well, that's you. You realize the only person on the planet that is you, is you.

Disability is a protected classification just like gender and religion. Ableism and discrimination against disabilities are real, legitimate and obvious discrimination.

Yes. It’s me. Someone came on here asking for advice and I gave it to them. It’s the whole point.

I have no idea why my sharing the discrimination I faced would in any way imply to you that I didn’t think disabilities are a protected group. I was sharing my own experience from the groups in which I was personally discriminated.

Also - Do you even work for the government? If not, stop giving advice because the way things are handled is not the same in private.