Word of the Day: ACCOMMODATION
Adjustment or adaptation
accommodation (noun) - the act or result of fitting, adapting, obliging, or reconciling [uh-kom-uh-dey-shuhn]
BREAKDOWN: AC- (to) + COM- (with) + MOD- (manner) + -ATION (process)
accommodations in education are auxiliary aids, supports, or changes to the standard testing environment services in the interest of parity
accommodations in hospitality are food and lodging
accommodate means to make suitable or harmonious; to adapt or conform; to do a favor or provide consideration; to provide housing for
accommodating means obliging or helpful
accommodative means helpful, supportive, or willing to make changes in the interest of others
“I describe family values as responsibility towards others, increase of tolerance, compromise, support, flexibility. And essentially the things I call the silent song of life-the continuous process of mutual accommodation without which life is impossible.” —Salvador Minuchin
