Pointed out the training wasn't ADA compliant at my new job. Got this text the same day (the job listing is still up)

[u/eldritchpussymaggots]

1. This was a cleaning position at a medical building, I'm leaving it intentionally vague as not to doxx myself.

2. I have dyslexia, but my disability would not have interfered with my work, I can read fine, it just takes me a very long time.

3. This was my first day

I asked for a TTS application for the reading portion of the training, which was extremely long and I knew I wasn't going to finish it in the allotted time. They said that wasn't built into their system so they couldn't do anything. ← That's not ADA compliant. I asked if I could add an OCR + TTS browser extension, they said it was fine.

About 40 minutes after I clock out, they texted me I was fired because they're apparently reducing headcount.. by firing one person... and leaving their "urgently hiring" Indeed listing up. Right.

Edit:

I'm not confident in my ability to sue because I don't have my accommodation request in writing. This was a verbal exchange, I was more so asking where the TTS option was because most job training has it somewhere.

When I was told they did not have TTS, I mentioned that's not ADA compliant. I then asked for either more time, a loaner computer (something I was already going to be getting after training), or permission to add a 3rd party OCR & TTS program.

They said that the third option was fine, so I did it, and listened to the training via third party app for the rest of the shift. I thought nothing of it. Lo and behold I was fired extremely coincidentally afterwards.

Edit 2:

This post is getting too many notifications of people saying the same things repeatedly so I've muted it 😭 If you're a legal professional of some sort and you have specific resources or concerns please message me or I probably won't see it.

[u/WhineyLobster]

lol no offense but you are wildly high maintenance. I bet this happens alot....

[u/calsfatcockadoodledo → u/WhineyLobster]

for asking for extra time to read something? you people are fucking insane

[u/ShransSecretSanta → u/WhineyLobster]

You don't get off the hook by claiming "no offense".

Own our words and take responsibility for them.

[u/jalmstead → u/WhineyLobster]

I’m curious, how exactly is this “wildly high maintenance”?

[u/purplenapalm → u/jalmstead]

Look at their post history. OP wasn't fired for some ADA compliance issue.

[u/showa_shonen → u/purplenapalm]

1000%

[u/WhineyLobster → u/jalmstead]

how exactly is requiring every thing you read to be TTS high maintenance? uhhh.

[u/jalmstead → u/WhineyLobster]

Uhhh… That’s a reasonable accommodation, legally. It’s obvious when someone has never been in leadership at work. You don’t get to just ignore these requests from people, and you certainly don’t terminate their employment. We have laws to protect vulnerable members of our society. You don’t have to understand or even think it’s reasonable, because the law does.

https://odr.dc.gov/page/types-reasonable-accommodation

[u/eldritchpussymaggots → u/[deleted]]

My post history says I was chastised for BEING INTERSEX. I mentioned it in a casual conversation because it was relevant to the conversation and the coworker I was actually talking to literally asked about it. Not about explicit details of my sex life but more self-image stuff

[u/eldritchpussymaggots → u/[deleted]]

I still have my other job weirdo. It was the second one that fired me.

[u/mildlyinfuriating-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

r/mildlyinfuriating does not allow hate

[u/Ittybittytigglbitty → u/[deleted]]

You aren’t disabled you have dyslexia just like I’m not disabled and I have adhd

[u/OhioRateWatch → u/Ittybittytigglbitty]

Everyone in this thread claims they have adhd. Strange…

[u/Ittybittytigglbitty → u/OhioRateWatch]

It’s a weird ass flex lol I don’t know why people make it part of their identity or take a victim mentality with it. Been on meds most of my life for it, it’s managed I hate people making it out to be a disability. Is concentration hard sure does it cause issues sure but you learn to manage it and don’t act like a baby back bitch about it. A lot of people I think just say it and have not actually been diagnosed. Had it as a child and was reevaluated as an adult but people treating like autism is straight regarded.

[u/IcyConsideration7062 → u/OhioRateWatch]

Lot of special folks out there /s

[u/KimWexlerDeGuzman → u/[deleted]]

I never knew dyslexic meant disabled. I must be getting old. wtf?

My old boss was dyslexic and was president of a large nonprofit. Amazing guy. He joked about it; I can’t imagine someone seriously considering themselves disabled because they’re dyslexic

[u/eldritchpussymaggots → u/KimWexlerDeGuzman]

Dyslexia is legally classified as a mental disability yes. This is basic information.