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(4,935 posts)but the Americans with Disabilities Act provides the framework for asking for reasonable accommodation for disabilities.
https://www.eeoc.gov/publications/ada-your-responsibilities-employer
To qualify as having a disability you must "have a record of, or be regarded as having a substantial, as opposed to a minor, impairment. A substantial impairment is one that significantly limits or restricts a major life activity such as hearing, seeing, speaking, breathing, performing manual tasks, walking, caring for oneself, learning or working."
"It is a violation of the ADA to fail to provide reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified individual with a disability, unless to do so would impose an undue hardship on the operation of your business. Undue hardship means that the accommodation would require significant difficulty or expense."
So unless providing a chair somehow interferes with her ability to perform core job functions, then I would say she qualifies as disabled and asking for a chair is a reasonable accommodation.
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