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Reasonable Adjustment

I'm trying to find some evidence or documentation that will help me with reasonable adjustment.
My Manager has know I have ASD, and dyslexia for the last 4 years and has done nothing to help me in the workplace and even refuses to provide education and awareness training to my colleagues, as he states it is unreasonable and impractical.
He also recently refused to reasonable adjustment for a promotion interview, he told me there was when in fact I still had to proceed through a neurotypical type interview for the promotion.
Is there anywhere, or any way of getting what the courts or tribunals would consider a reasonable adjustment. What is even more disappointing is my employer is registered as disability friendly employer, with the government scheme
My Manager has know I have ASD, and dyslexia for the last 4 years and has done nothing to help me in the workplace and even refuses to provide education and awareness training to my colleagues, as he states it is unreasonable and impractical.
He also recently refused to reasonable adjustment for a promotion interview, he told me there was when in fact I still had to proceed through a neurotypical type interview for the promotion.
Is there anywhere, or any way of getting what the courts or tribunals would consider a reasonable adjustment. What is even more disappointing is my employer is registered as disability friendly employer, with the government scheme
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As you know, all employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments. I've moved this into our employment advisor category where hopefully one of the team will be able to offer guidance. In the meantime, there's some further information on what constitutes a reasonable adjustment here: it certainly sounds like you have grounds to take this further.
I think you would need to seek an employment solicitor who specialises in disability discrimination. They in turn will help you prove you have disabilities or advise where to obtain the relevant information from.
Always check out your chosen solicitor on the SRA website. There's a lot of sharks out there.
Good luck!
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Unfortunately I cannot afford one of them..😕
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I'm sorry you're going through this. Unison are useless, they should still step up as its blatant disability discrimination.
There.needs.to.be.a.nationwide.survey.of.disabled.workers.
We have no voice. Our employers are signed up to the disability confident scheme and are still failing us. I'm a civil servant, work for a very large organisation. My manager called my reasonable adjustments a comfort zone I waited 18 months for equal access, the last 4 months I lost the plot, before it was finally done. I was forced to attempt to walk a route I was physically unable to, repeatedly had to justify myself.
You've had two access to work assessments. Honestly I'd phone them and cry. See if they can enforce it on your employers. I know it's scary, we all don't say anything and get on quietly for fear of repercussions if we speak out.
It doesn't, shouldnt matter if it's an ongoing issue with unison its disability discrimination. Also join a union separate to the one every one in work is in, my manager, the one who called my adjustments a comfort zone, shes a union rep! I made sure to join a different one.
I'm sorry I cant offer words of wisdom, but I offer you solidarity. I'm in the same boat. Boasting employers who actually don't do anything to help disabled employees. And we're just lost, and struggling with nobody fighting our corner.