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Take part: tips on talking to employers about reasonable adjustments

Sharon Mod

Hello everyone!

We would like your help in sharing lived experiences of talking to your employer about accessing reasonable adjustments. We're looking for your wisdom, advice or tips for broaching the conversation, and what made it easier. 

Please could you share insight on how you went about the conversation, and how the reasonable adjustments were put in place? What worked well and what didn't? And if you could give advice to someone having the same conversation, what would you suggest they say? 

You can send your tips by replying to this post or submit them anonymously by emailing socialmedia@nas.org.uk. We will use short quotes from the tips we receive on our website and social media channels to share your wisdom with others in our community. 

(To see an example of what the series may look like, here are tips about Halloween shared by our community: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBbnNVxsFA9/

Please remember the Online Community forum is public, so don’t post personal or identifying details. This includes, but is not limited to, full names, addresses, contact details, social media, or photographs of yourself. 

We look forward to reading your tips!

Kind regards,
Sharon Mod

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  • I disclosed my diagnosis to my (soon to be) employer. This was during the first stage of my online application, to enable me to request reasonable adjustments for the interview. i.e. Asking for the interview questions in advance (if practicable). I did this to assist in explaining my one lengthy gap in my CV. I was fortunate as one of the managers son is diagnosed ASD. This week I've been diagnosed with dyslexia and dyscalculia. I don't feel its necessary to further disclose at this time due to the nature of the role applied for. I have applied for several jobs since my diagnosis in Jan and I have disclosed at various different stages, job role dependant. 

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  • I disclosed my diagnosis to my (soon to be) employer. This was during the first stage of my online application, to enable me to request reasonable adjustments for the interview. i.e. Asking for the interview questions in advance (if practicable). I did this to assist in explaining my one lengthy gap in my CV. I was fortunate as one of the managers son is diagnosed ASD. This week I've been diagnosed with dyslexia and dyscalculia. I don't feel its necessary to further disclose at this time due to the nature of the role applied for. I have applied for several jobs since my diagnosis in Jan and I have disclosed at various different stages, job role dependant. 

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