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NDEAM Topics: Can I Be Fired for Not Disclosing a Disability?

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series NDEAM Topics

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and this year we’re featuring two series of blog posts! To kick off the month, we started the series “Working with Disabilities” with an exploration of life experiences for people with disabilities in all aspects of employment. Today’s post brings us back to the second series, “NDEAM Topics,” with a question that disabled employees often ask: can I be fired for not disclosing my disability?

Missed the basics on Disability Disclosure? Check out our post from the Working with Disabilities series for an introduction.

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Working with Disabilities: Work-Life Balance

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Working with Disabilities

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and this year we’re featuring two series of blog posts! To kick off the month, we started with this series, “Working with Disabilities,” to help you learn more about life experiences for people with disabilities in all aspects of employment. The other series, “NDEAM Topics,” features deeper dives into frequently asked questions and trickier topics. Both series aim to provide resources for both employees and employers and raise awareness this month.

Work-life balance applies to everyone, but can be significantly different for people with disabilities. Let’s explore.

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NDEAM Topics: When Does the Interactive Process Begin?

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series NDEAM Topics

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and this year we’re featuring two series of blog posts! To kick off the month, we started the series “Working with Disabilities” and brought you Accommodations 101 and Disability Disclosure. Today’s post in the second series, “NDEAM Topics,” is a question that often arises from conversations about accommodations and disclosure: When does the “interactive process” begin?

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Working with Disabilities: Disability Disclosure

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Working with Disabilities

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and this year we’re featuring two series of blog posts! To kick off the month, we started with the series “Working with Disabilities” to help you learn more about life experiences for people with disabilities in all aspects of employment. The other series, “NDEAM Topics,” features deeper dives into frequently asked questions and trickier topics. Both series aim to provide resources for both employees and employers and raise awareness this month.

The second topic for Working with Disabilities expands on the last post on accommodations and explores disability disclosure. Who might I want to tell about my disability, and when?

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NDEAM Topics: Do Companies that Hire Contractors Have to Follow the ADA?

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series NDEAM Topics

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and this year we’re featuring two series of blog posts! To kick off the month, we started the series “Working with Disabilities” with this post on Accommodations 101. Today’s post begins the second series, “NDEAM Topics,” which features deeper dives into some of those trickier topics and questions – and we’re starting with one that I’ve been asked quite often: do companies that hire contractors have to follow the ADA?

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Working with Disabilities: Accommodations 101

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Working with Disabilities

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the United States, and this year we’re featuring two series of blog posts! To kick off the month, we’ll be starting the series “Working with Disabilities” to help you learn more about life experiences for people with disabilities in all aspects of employment. The other series, “NDEAM Topics,” will feature deeper dives into frequently asked questions and trickier topics. Both series aim to provide resources for both employees and employers and raise awareness this month.

The first topic for Working with Disabilities is one that is probably top of mind for most when considering disability employment – accommodations! – and we’ll start at the 101 level.

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Published: Are You Missing the D in DEI?

I had an article published in the recent Workplace in Action® People Excellence magazine. “Are You Missing the ‘D’ in DEI?” explores how diversity & inclusion initiatives may be missing the mark if they aren’t including disability.

My full article is shared below (along with a page for the #A11yBook!), but I hope you’ll check out the full magazine here as well. I’m still reading some of the great articles contributed by my colleagues – it’s a robust issue with a variety of perspectives.

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NDEAM Resources: TED Talks about Workplace Disability Inclusion

This entry is part 12 of 12 in the series NDEAM Resources

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! All month long, I’ve been sharing some of my favorite resources on accessibility and disability inclusion in the workplace.

This post is my last for NDEAM – but check out my webinar tomorrow on Accessibility Testing for Learning and Development! – and I wanted to close out the month with some really impactful TED Talks on disability inclusion in the workplace.
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