# Accommodation Request Builder

For the method in
[Drafting an Accommodation Request: Turn a Barrier Into a Concrete Ask](/articles/draft-accessibility-accommodation-request).
You decide the disclosure level and the identity language — the model only helps structure the ask.

## Not for

Determining legal entitlement or what a recipient is obligated to provide. If a request is
refused, consult a disability rights organization, advocate, or lawyer for your jurisdiction.

## Disclosure decision (made before drafting anything)

- **My chosen identity language:** ☐ Person-first ☐ Identity-first ☐ No disability-specific language
- **Minimum information needed to make the request actionable:**
- **Anything I am deliberately not disclosing:**

## Barrier and request

| Field | Your answer |
| --- | --- |
| Context (meeting / classroom / event / service) | |
| Functional barrier (what it prevents, not a diagnosis) | |
| Specific requested change | |
| Fallback alternative | |
| How this helps me do X / participate in Y | |

## Draft request

**Recipient:**

**Draft text:**

## Tone and language check

- [ ] Uses my chosen identity language throughout
- [ ] Discloses no more than my Step 1 decision
- [ ] No legal-entitlement language added
- [ ] Tone matches what I want (direct / warm / formal)

## Record and follow-up

| Sent to | Date sent | Response received? | Follow-up sent? | Escalation path if needed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | ☐ Yes ☐ No | ☐ Yes ☐ No | |

## The three prompts to reuse

**1. Draft the request**

```text
Based on this barrier: [context + functional barrier], draft a
short, direct accommodation request for [recipient]. Include: the
functional barrier in one sentence, a specific requested change, one
alternative if the first request is not feasible, and a brief note
on how this helps [me do X / participate in Y]. Keep the tone plain
and professional, not apologetic, and do not add any legal language
about entitlement or obligation.
```

**2. Adjust tone and language**

```text
Revise this draft [paste] to use [person-first / identity-first / no
disability-specific language] throughout, and adjust the tone to be
[more direct / warmer / more formal] while keeping the same specific
request and fallback.
```

**3. Draft a follow-up**

```text
Draft a brief, polite follow-up message for this request [paste
original], to send if there has been no response after [timeframe].
Keep it short and assume good faith — a simple check-in, not an
escalation.
```