by The Disability Union | Wednesday, 4 November, 2020 | Disability, Employment, Support
A lot of disabled people cannot work full-time. Disability can affect how long you can do certain tasks or even the number of tasks you can do in a given day. Unfortunately, rent, groceries, and other expenses don’t care how much you can work. They...
by The Disability Union | Friday, 7 August, 2020 | Disability, Employment
It’s been a few months since we interviewed individuals with disabilities in the workforce for our blog, and I can think of no better person to bring them back than with Jacob Huff. I’ve known Jacob for over ten years, and he’s one of my best friends. He has...
by The Disability Union | Saturday, 11 July, 2020 | Accessibility, Employment
I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that if you’ve worked a full-time job for any amount of time, you’ve engaged in work-related things outside of your office. Whether it be a business trip to visit clients, a development conference, or just a...
by The Disability Union | Wednesday, 8 July, 2020 | Accessibility, Disability, Employment
It’s important for everyone to have an “In Case of Emergency” plan. Having a disability only adds to the steps needed to take in order to be safe in all kinds of situations. Things like fires, earthquakes, and tornadoes don’t warn you when they’re coming,...
by The Disability Union | Tuesday, 23 June, 2020 | Accessibility, Disability, Employment
A little over a month ago, we had an article discussing 10 ways you can make your office more accessible. That article, however, focused more on physical/mobility disabilities and failed to give some accommodations for people with other kinds of impairments. Not all...
by The Disability Union | Saturday, 20 June, 2020 | Accessibility, Disability, Employment
In previouse articles, we discussed reasonable accomodations and ways offices can be more accessible. In the following video, Jennifer shows us what reasonable accommodations look like at work, and how working from a wheelchair can be achieved with just...
