Pointed out the training wasn't ADA compliant at my new job. Got this text the same day (the job listing is still up)

[u/eldritchpussymaggots]

1. This was a cleaning position at a medical building, I'm leaving it intentionally vague as not to doxx myself.

2. I have dyslexia, but my disability would not have interfered with my work, I can read fine, it just takes me a very long time.

3. This was my first day

I asked for a TTS application for the reading portion of the training, which was extremely long and I knew I wasn't going to finish it in the allotted time. They said that wasn't built into their system so they couldn't do anything. ← That's not ADA compliant. I asked if I could add an OCR + TTS browser extension, they said it was fine.

About 40 minutes after I clock out, they texted me I was fired because they're apparently reducing headcount.. by firing one person... and leaving their "urgently hiring" Indeed listing up. Right.

Edit:

I'm not confident in my ability to sue because I don't have my accommodation request in writing. This was a verbal exchange, I was more so asking where the TTS option was because most job training has it somewhere.

When I was told they did not have TTS, I mentioned that's not ADA compliant. I then asked for either more time, a loaner computer (something I was already going to be getting after training), or permission to add a 3rd party OCR & TTS program.

They said that the third option was fine, so I did it, and listened to the training via third party app for the rest of the shift. I thought nothing of it. Lo and behold I was fired extremely coincidentally afterwards.

Edit 2:

This post is getting too many notifications of people saying the same things repeatedly so I've muted it 😭 If you're a legal professional of some sort and you have specific resources or concerns please message me or I probably won't see it.

[u/IcyConsideration7062]

Everyone jumping on the "sue them" bandwagon doesn't seem to understand any of this. OP didn't disclose any disability beforehand, and wanted accommodation on the spot for something that may not actually be an ADA required accommodation. I think that some young people out there now getting these kinds of accommodations in school and college may think that employers will provide the same may be surprised that it won't happen, or employers will find that the person is not longer a good fit for the organization.

[u/Phoenix_Lamburg → u/IcyConsideration7062]

Agreed, but unless OP was a huge dick about this (doesn't seem like he did anything untoward except scaring them with the phrase "ADA Compliant"), it is an extraordinarly shitty thing to fire someone for a made up reason when it seems pretty obvious that they just didn't want to have to deal with someone who had a disability.

[u/-vp- → u/Phoenix_Lamburg]

Yeah but they probably don’t want some kid arguing that this isn’t ADA compliant their first day on the job. If the kid can’t prove discrimination and it’s an at will state, good luck to him. 

[u/ImDonaldDunn → u/IcyConsideration7062]

They are not obligated to disclose the need for accommodations beforehand. Accommodations can (and should) be requested when the barrier is experienced, and employers are obligated to provide reasonable accommodations.