My Disability Studies professor said something that I think was very good and explains a lot about professional attitudes toward people with disabilities. This is what she said:
âWe [people with disabilities] are the last thing on the HR discrimination list. Companies always list things like, âwe eliminate discrimination on the basis of gender, race, religion, nationality, identity⌠oh, and disability.â Itâs just tacked on at the end. The others are mostly about being nice, respectful, and treating people equally. Not discriminating against people with disabilities is more complicated. You need to change your environment, code, the way you design things. You actually need to make changes, and most companies do not want to do that.â
I thought this was a really good insight. Weâre often thought about last, if weâre thought about at all. Accommodating us takes effort and a lot of people just donât want to make the effort.
