Mental health accessibility requires flexibility due to the nature of mental health disabilities. Different people will have different needs. The same person may have different needs on different days.
Mental health disabilities can be episodic in nature. Episodic disabilities are usually long-term conditions that include periods of wellness interrupted by periods of disability. This means that an individual’s disability-related needs can vary significantly from day or day or year to year. This can also mean that someone with no visible signs or symptoms of a mental health disability may ask for an accommodation or accessibility support; the accommodation might play a key role in helping to prevent or manage triggers or symptoms.
