#accessible workplace

Yesterday I spent a good 45 min doing my work while listening to music and stimming hardcore (which, for me, means mouthing all the words, bobbing/dancing along, and doing all the appropriate facial expressions) and literally not a single person in the office even looked at me weirdly. Just let me get on with it and appease the gremlins in my brain.

I also have a footstool/cross-leg seat thing and almost always sit in weird-ass positions when I'm focusing - the most comment I've got on it is "you always look so goddamn comfy, I'm jealous".

Also, absolutely no one questions me when I spend hours at a time doing something completely unrelated to work, bc they know I get my work done and go above and beyond when I have the energy. That's how ADHD brains often work - we work in fits and bursts and rolling with it is a lot more productive than forcing ourselves to work consistently.

“The Conference Board of Canada has partnered with the Ontario government’s EnAbling Change Program to develop resources to help employers tap into a vibrant and underutilized labour pool—people with disabilities. This toolkit provides practical advice to employers of all sizes about simple changes they can implement to make their workplaces more inclusive for people with disabilities and suggestions on complying with the Employment Standard as set out under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. It includes resources such as checklists, tips and techniques, links to other resources, case studies (business profiles), and guidelines for small businesses to help employers implement accessible employment strategies and practices.“