<p>Ema I agree with your last sentence. </p>
<p>There is plenty of information online about the ADA and the workplace, but in general, it is common sense, if you think about the general principle behind accommodations.</p>
<p>Colleges are not required to offer accommodations that cause a financial or administrative burden, or substantially change their academic program and standards. (College is not legally compulsory the way high school is; the standard is higher in high school.)</p>
<p>I think we can all figure out the parallel “reasonable” accommodations at work, though of course it will vary and some of these issues are being determined as court cases establish precedent (in both school and work contexts).</p>
<p>I have a kid with serious health conditions, who is about to graduate. She never stays up late, gets work done in advance, never parties, but even so, still occasionally needs a postponement. If her professors give her two weeks, she still gets her work in the next day. People with disabilities have a drive for normalcy and don’t want favors: accommodations are not enabling, they level the playing field so a student can do his or her own work. That said, if my kid cannot meet her own high standards, she goes on leave.</p>
<p>Maybe it will be a challenge to find work that is possible but the character, discipline and grit that people with disabilities often show, is appreciated by employers and well worth a few days off to stay as healthy as possible.</p>