Posted: July 8th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Travel For Disabled | Tags: Accommodations, disabled, reasonable, worker | 3 Comments »
I have a coworker who is in a wheel chair & suffers from chronic pain. The pain/condition causes him to be unreliable at work. Such as, he can’t seem to arrive by the time set by our boss & is always at least 2 hours late, or will sometimes not show up at all and sometimes not even call to say he won’t be in. If he hasn’t made it in to do his work, everyone else in the department has to cover for him. He receives a full time salary, including vacation time, but hasn’t worked more than 3 or 4 days (25 hours a week tops) in the last 2 years. As a coworker who is held responsible for my actions, I feel like it’s almost discriminatory in a way, how the disabled coworker is favored.
What exactly are “reasonable accommodations” beyond making sure he has access to the building, restrooms, equipment, etc? Is it horribly selfish of me to feel like I’m getting treated unfairly?
Please don’t think I’m being mean – I feel really horrible for what he has to suffer through everyday, but I kind of feel like he has a commitment to work a full time job, that he just can’t meet because of his condition & all the other coworkers are suffering for it.
Posted: June 26th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Travel For Disabled | Tags: Accommodations, disabled, exactly, included, reasonable, workers | 6 Comments »
have a coworker who is in a wheel chair & suffers from chronic pain. The pain/condition causes him to be unreliable at work. Such as, he can’t seem to arrive by the time set by our boss & is always at least 2 hours late, or will sometimes not show up at all and sometimes not even call to say he won’t be in. If he hasn’t made it in to do his work, everyone else in the department has to cover for him. He receives a full time salary, including vacation time, but hasn’t worked more than 3 or 4 days (25 hours a week tops) in the last 2 years. As a coworker who is held responsible for my actions, I feel like it’s almost discriminatory in a way, how the disabled coworker is favored.
What exactly are “reasonable accommodations” beyond making sure he has access to the building, restrooms, equipment, etc? Is it horribly selfish of me to feel like I’m getting treated unfairly?
Please don’t think I’m being mean – I feel really horrible for what he has to suffer through everyday, but I kind of feel like he has a commitment to work a full time job, that he just can’t meet because of his condition & all the other coworkers are suffering for it.
I understand that flexible hours can be part of reasonable accommodations. But why do I have to mind my own business, when I’m responsible for his work when he isn’t here? That isn’t in my job description. I am afraid my boss would tell me to mind my own business, but I feel like I’m taking on a lot more work & don’t get compensated for it. That’s how I feel I’m suffering, obviously not physically.
Posted: April 8th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Travel For Disabled | Tags: along, bicycle, handicapped, person, reasonable, take, tour | 5 Comments »
i am up to build something or buy something, can’t be to expensive. The passenger will not be able to do any of the work. i would preferably have 2 people pulling/ pushing the person by tandem. must be safe, breaking is important.Thanks