Fact · Accessibility and health
The EEOC says a request for reasonable accommodation does not need to be in writing.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Requests for reasonable accommodation do not need to be in writing.”
Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship under the ADA, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2002, Section on requesting reasonable accommodation, question on writing.
Open the original- What it measures
- The EEOC's 2002 enforcement guidance explains how an ADA accommodation request works in practice.
- What it does not show
- Writing is not required by the ADA, but the guidance also says an employer may choose to confirm the request in writing. A written request is still the easiest record to keep.