Help your new manager understand your RQTH (recognized disabled worker status, in France), without dramatizing or downplaying it
A direct message to the manager on the day you arrive, and they understand the dyslexia without turning it into an HR file. Written reports take more time, alternatives exist, you name them yourself.
This case involves an adult employee with dyslexia who is changing roles or teams, and who wants to avoid repeating the same explanation to every contact while keeping control of the story.
The moment it happens
Monday morning, first day with the new team. You run into your manager in the hallway, a quick exchange. They ask you for an initial written report by Friday. You know the writing will take you twice as long as it would for someone else.
You send them a short message: "I have dyslexia, here is some useful information if you want." myHandiQR link. They scan it, read it in four minutes, understand why long reports take time, and that a bullet-point format or an oral debrief work just as well.
On Friday, they suggest it themselves: "Would you rather we talk it through instead of a long document?" You did not have to ask. No one higher up was looped in. The manager understands. The work gets done.
- You write it
- The QR is in place
- The reader scans
- Understood, without explaining again
Where to place the QR for this case
The idea: that the QR reaches the right people at the right moment, without triggering a formal HR process, and without you having to slip it into the conversation.
- Discreet link in the email signature (plain text, no blinking icon).
- Direct Slack or Teams message to the manager on the day you start, one or two lines at most.
- Wallet-sized card placed on the desk during the first one-on-one, so the manager can scan it whenever they like.
- Link shared at the start of onboarding if the team has a dedicated welcome channel.
The QR is not an RQTH (official disabled-worker status, in France) file. It is a human shortcut so that a colleague understands without a formal interview.
Pre-written text templates
Three drafts calibrated for starting a new role, professional tone, factual, no pathos.
For the "Introduction" section
"I have dyslexia. In practice, reading a long document takes me more time than average, and so does writing a report that runs several pages. It is not a matter of performance: it is just a different way of working."
For the "How to help" section
"What works well: an oral debrief rather than a long document, a bullet-point report rather than prose, a little more time for formal writing, the use of proofreading tools (built-in checkers, voice dictation)."
For the "Things to avoid" section
"Things to avoid: asking me to take notes in a meeting while I also have to listen and contribute, forwarding a 30-page file the day before for the next day, commenting on my spelling in front of a client, expecting me to "make an effort.""
Conditions covered
Dyslexia is central here. When it comes with ADHD or dyspraxia, the suggested adjustments often complement each other.
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