Thank you to everyone who came out to support DisruptHR Reno on September 21st, 2023! Now that I’ve had some time to reflect and review the presentation, I wanted to share some references and resources from, “Designing Inclusive Experiences.”
First of all, I know the event did not have an interpreter or captioning available for those who are hard-of-hearing or deaf, and I have made recommendations to the organizers on accessibility considerations for next year’s event. The full video (below) does, however, have closed captions and a full transcript available. The venue, Bruka Theater, has some accessibility challenges as well – the event was standing room only!
I pulled out some quotes I wanted to share references for, but please get in touch if you’d like more information about the presentation!
Presentation Quotes
People with disabilities are the world’s largest and fastest growing minority group. (1)
Up to 1 in 4 (27 percent) adults in the US have some type of disability. (2)
70 to 96% of those disabilities are “invisible.” (3,4,5)
Also, people with disabilities need 28% more household income to achieve the same standard of living as those without disabilities. (6)Why? They often earn less on average (6), participate in the workforce at a significantly reduced rate (6), while often having increased expenses (6).
Of all US employees with a disability, only 39% of those have disclosed their disability to their manager. (7)
Even fewer employees, under 25%, disclose their disability to their teammates or to HR. (7)
Presentation References
- Factsheet on Persons with Disabilities – United Nations (UN) Department of Economic and Social Affairs
https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/resources/factsheet-on-persons-with-disabilities.html - Disability Impacts All of Us – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/infographic-disability-impacts-all.html - What is an Invisible Disability? – Invisible Disabilities Association
https://invisibledisabilities.org/what-is-an-invisible-disability/ - Invisible Disabilities: Break Down The Barriers – Forbes, March 2020
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulamorgan/2020/03/20/invisible-disabilities-break-down-the-barriers - Invisible Disability – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_disability - The Extra Costs of Living with a Disability in the U.S. – National Disability Institute
https://www.nationaldisabilityinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/extra-costs-living-with-disability-brief.pdf - Why People Hide Their Disabilities at Work – Harvard Business Review, June 2019
https://hbr.org/2019/06/why-people-hide-their-disabilities-at-work
Additional Resources
- Videos, Webinars, and Podcasts – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- The Hidden Challenges of Invisible Disabilities – BBC Health, June 2017
- Steve Krug – Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
Full Video
Song Credit: “This is Me” by Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Cast
Closing Thoughts
This was my first ever DisruptHR experience and I had so much information, so little time! Those slides (changing every 15 seconds!) came flying so much faster than I expected. I definitely ran out of breath! Overall, I’m thrilled I was able to share my message with this audience, and I’m so glad I got to be a part of DisruptHR Reno 5.0!
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