Need advice for asking for accommodations at a new job
I have a pretty mild form of cerebral palsy, but lately I have found it harder to use stairs due to poor balance (and it is mostly a mind over matter thing, but sometimes my brain just can’t do stairs even if I physically can). I’m fine with a railing of course but if stairs are unfamiliar sometimes I feel I’d rather take a new route.
All that being said, I’m starting a new job in August and meeting with one of the bosses tomorrow. To keep a long story short, the building is quite old and I will be living in that building (which is a great no-commute option for me), and the stairwells are all rather steep/old and some old staircases only have stone steps with carved-in railings on either side that are definitely not AODA compliant. My main issue is that I know I’m going to find it difficult to navigate the building, especially at the beginning. How can I find a way to ask to have a room that is more accessible (at least to the outside) while still being professional and not make it sound like I cannot do my job? There are a number of other related things that I will have issue with, like laundry or getting to meals on time, if the stairwells are not something I can get used to.