I learned a new word! Reasonable! I have learned that sometimes it
takes me a little while to catch on to the meanings of terminology. You would
think that since I use to teach debate that I, myself would be able to define
the terms being used in an argument! The Webster Dictionary defines
'reasonable' as: not
extreme or excessive. If anyone is a working person and you have a
disability then the employer has to make an effort to accommodate the employee
in a 'reasonable' manner. In an earlier blog, I did make mention of the ADA
(American Disability Act) and how it affected me in my situation. It just took
someone to hit me in the face with the most obvious about the term reasonable
because if I had never caught on then I wouldn't know how to proceed.
The funny thing about how I've looked at
my work situation is I always saw things as what the job can do for me instead
of what can the job do for me. Yes, I have
Asperger's Syndrome and I realize what I handle can whether it is personal or
professional the problem is what does the job acknowledge as to how my syndrome
can affect my performance. See, the job needs to decide whether or not it is
able to adjust their resources to help you the employee do your job with the
disability you bring to the job.
So, if you were to ask me what is
reasonable that depends? I know of an employee who is a paraplegic and he
needed an assistant to help him do his job. That would mean the job would have
to flip the bill on paying for that assistant. Can the job afford that? This is
the line that is drawn on what we call reasonable accommodations. If you’re
autistic then most of you know that there generally isn't much a job has to do
to accommodate the disability. I have to be detailed to make sure all of my
issues are addressed to do the job properly. This is what I learned and this is
what I need to understand more on is what do I need to success.
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Song: "Never Going Back To OK"
Artist: The Afters
Album: Never Going Back To OK
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