Suggested questions for discussion about reasonable adjustments

In this section:

General

How are you feeling today?
Do you feel fully included as a member of the team?
Is there anything I can do differently as your manager to enable you to fully participate at work or complete your tasks and duties?
Are there any challenges you face in your role, and is there anything else we can do to make work easier for you?
Do you face any social difficulties, eg have there been any communication breakdowns?
Is there anything else in the work environment, work culture or interactions that is having a negative impact on your physical or mental health, or that makes it harder for you to do your job?
Are there any aspects of flexible working that would help you to carry out your role? For example, working at home on some days, a different start and finish time.
Would it be helpful for you to speak to Occupational Health about your disability/health condition?
Do I, as your manager, need to speak to Health and Safety about a risk assessment and/or PEEP (Personal Emergency Evacuation Procedure)?

Is your workspace suitable? Things to consider: desk, chair, lighting, noise.
Do you need a printer, paper, or items of stationary (for example a white board, sticky notes or others)?

Do you need a equipment adjustments, eg a specific kind of keyboard, mouse, screen protector to reduce glare or other physical IT tools?
Would any assistive technology help you? Examples might include software for: text to voice, voice to text (dictation), mind mapping, planning, organisation, maths and illustration/drawing, or other needs.
Is the auto captioning being provided at all virtual department meetings and is this helpful?
Would a transcript of meetings also be helpful?

Is the way I (your manager) or other colleagues communicate with you accessible? For example, is written including lists/visual information or spoken word more accessible.
Are you being asked to communicate in a way that enables you, or are you being asked to produce verbal or written communication in a way that makes work harder?
Are meetings managed in a way that you can participate equally with others?
Is there a structure that is accessible?
Do you find it hard to get your voice heard?
Would it help for someone to pause the meeting for you to think and make your point?
Would you like a short break if the meeting is longer than an hour?
Do you benefit from notice and scheduled meetings/discussion or do you process better with spontaneous meetings/discussions?
Do you find talking to someone on a video call easier?
Does watching videos of others make it harder for you to process and follow what others are saying?
Are meetings held over a forum where you can type, make it easier for you to collate and share your thoughts?
Does a discussion forum that is text only make things a lot harder for you to share your thoughts?
Are you able to take suitable breaks?
Would additional support from another person in elements of tasks be of benefit to you? For example, management, organisation.

Are teaching spaces accessible for you and do you need any additional IT equipment, furniture or microphones?
Would any adjustments to teaching formats be helpful to you?
Is there any support you need when you are teaching?
Do you need any adjustments for your lab based duties?
Is there anything that would help with field study work?
What adjustments do you need for international travel?
Is the format of your supervision meetings with students accessible for you (face to face or online)?
What method of providing student feedback is accessible for you (face to face, online, written)?