per the last RTs if you're an academic and students or staff you're supervising request or require reasonable adjustments or accommodations it's not for you to decide what to do.
Your institution will have set standards, guidance and rules on what support should be provided. Ask

In the past week alone I've heard from students and staff in unis who've been instructed to work while on maternity and sick leave; told they were unreasonable for seeking accommodations for their disability; made to do work they're not trained, qualified or supported to do....

All these cases were based on lecturers and supervisors deciding what *they* thought should happen/what they wanted doing.
It shows an alarming level of not knowing or understanding of rights, regulations and accommodations from academics.
Unis must get better at sorting this

If a student or staff member has requested something and you aren't sure about it then you can check with
- HR
- Occ Health
- student support services
- experienced colleagues
- unions
- charities
- ethics committees

Most requests are reasonable, legal and while they may not necessarily be easy to fix, you and the university can try.
You alone don't get to decide what can be done.
Especially without consultantion
Never discuss or disclose other student/staff requirements on social media.

A flip side of this is if you're a student or staff member requiring support, assistance or accommodations then seek advice prior to requesting it as very often it can be sorted but if you ask the wrong person they may convince you that you're unreasonable or help isn't available

There are issues with universities failing to meet accessibility requirements, accommodations and assessments.
More often universities have things in place to help students/staff.
But individuals decide to do their own, harmful, thing.

We're all different and you may not understand why a request is being made.
It's your clue to find out more because you'll inevitably find out there are good reasons.
And when you know them your teaching and supervision improves immeasurably.

It's a huge red flag when academics are saying on campus, on social media or any other platforms that they ignore requests to accommodate students/colleagues or make campuses, learning environments and syllabi more inclusive and accessible.

The way some academics carry on you'd think students and colleagues are unreasonably demanding frivolous things all the time.
The reality is most students and staff don't ask for help, fear reporting issues, and struggle to access or progress because they don't know who to ask.

If someone does request assistance, accommodations or adjustments it may not be meaningful *to you* but note they may have taken a lot of courage to even ask. Shutting them down, ignoring them or mocking them publicly harms them and anyone else thinking of seeking help/advice.

I don't know who needs to hear this but it is entirely reasonable to seek help while working or studying at university. And where possible accommodations and adjustments should be made swiftly and without shaming, judgement, or conditions attached.

Another red flag to note is universities or academic staff using the term 'over-accommodations' when describing students or staff requiring assistance that other professionals or assessments have deemed necessary.

Very often reasonable requests for accommodations, extensions, adjustments and amendments are deemed excessive or unreasonable. Adding to distress and difficulty.
Why would any academic *not* want to make students or colleagues working lives or degrees easy to access and manage?

Remember in these conversations we're talking about students and staff who've got evidence, support and legal requirements for accommodations and adjustments. Academics deciding to ignore this because they reckon it's not relevant or convenient (to them) is *hugely* concerning

It's hugely stressful to get 'proof' or other evidence or assessments. If you've done this and have been led to believe it'll enable you to participate, only to be told 'no', it's demoralising, destructive and dangerous.

We're encouraged to trust universities so if we are told our reasonable adjustments, accommodations and accessibilities are not acceptable we may believe this. Which means we can't get the assistance needed. And that we blame ourselves for being difficult, useless or defective.

Again,the impression you'd get is students and staff are constantly gaming systems and taking advantage with non-existent issues.
Those of us living with disabilities, chronic illness, who are neurodiverse, poor, have LDs, MH problems or otherwise excluded will tell you different