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Reasonable accomodation?
Kim
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 12:56 PMnaps.... aaaah!
Ellen
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 10:22 AMI'm very fortunate to work in a situation where I can take a break pretty easily and sometimes even nap in a seminar room nearby that has a couch! Or if I'm desperate and the area is busy, I'll go over to the university library or chapel for a rest break.
I have thought about working at home but for me there is some energy which comes from being in a different setting. Frankly, the closer I get to retirement, the more I appreciate coming to work - even though I'd like to come later and leave earlier! There are some things I could do from home and I do want to look into it for when I will actually retire but want to still work parttime.
One nap suggestion: One of our faculty has a fold-out foam 'chair' that becomes a narrow couch. You'd still need a plce for it preferably with a little privacy however, for a nap.
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Lene Andersen
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 08:08 PMThe fact that your place of employment already has a system for working is a great precedent - it means that your employer already knows that physically being in the office isn't a requirement for a good work product. Check out my recent post on working with RA - there are a number of links to helpful resources in it, among them the Job Accommodation Network which can help you when asking your employer for accommodations of your RA that include working from home.
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I work at home once in a while, but it is not anything formal (as it sounds in your case). It is usually when I call in sick, but I have left early, too. I am an administrator in a residency, which entails a lot of computer work.
The ADA was revised this year to enlarge the definitions of who is considered disabled and quailifies for "reasonable accomodations". I fplan on asking to work from home in the future as a "reasonable accommodation" if I need it. There are many days that a nap would make my afternoon much more productive rather than trying to just survive the day. With the economy the way it is, especially here in MI, I haven't told my supervisor that I have RA because right now I'm flying "below the radar" and can make it to work most days. I think once I tell them they'll start counting my days off and will really focus on my job performance, whereas now I have little to no supervision.
Perhaps Lene can help point you in the right direction for more info on reasonable accommodations or working from home.