by The Disability Union | Sunday, 7 June, 2020 | Disability, Employment
We’ve talked a lot about why employers should hire people with disabilities, but we have yet to discuss the other side of the coin. Job hunting with a disability can seem like an uphill battle. Despite what we want to believe about ourselves, we do have...
by The Disability Union | Thursday, 4 June, 2020 | Disability, Employment
Every disability is different, and therefore different people will need different accommodations in the workplace to do their job successfully. Reasonable accommodation is a topic we’ve previously discussed with regard to how to make your office more accessible....
by The Disability Union | Monday, 1 June, 2020 | Employment
There are lots of stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding people with disabilities. We’ve talked a bit about the process of hiring people with disabilities, and some benefits of hiring them as well as how to make the process accessible. But we haven’t gotten...
by The Disability Union | Thursday, 21 May, 2020 | Accessibility, Employment
The world isn’t built for disabled people. Offices, like many places in the world, aren’t always accessible to people with disabilities. A lot of the time, it’s the little things that can be fixed in fifteen minutes; but because it’s not something...
by The Disability Union | Wednesday, 20 May, 2020 | Employment
In the last article, we discussed some benefits of hiring people with disabilities. Now, let’s go one step further and hire someone with a disability. Accessibility is an important part of the hiring process to get right from the start, because if it isn’t...
by The Disability Union | Sunday, 17 May, 2020 | Disability, Employment
Businesses tend to have the wrong idea when it comes to hiring people with disabilities. They seem to hold on to this outdated notion that disabled people are just not able to work. They may be focusing on physical limitations, such as the inability to lift heavy...
