Employment
The unemployment rate for the disability community is disproportionately high, creating a cycle of exclusion and economic disparities. These pieces cover the need to expand employment opportunities and end workplace discrimination.
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It’s Time to Support People with Disabilities Who Work Rather Than Penalizing Us
On Mothers’ Day 1972, I was backpacking with some friends in the Santa Cruz mountains, following a creek that runs into the Pacific Ocean. It turned into a warm afternoon, and when we came to a pool in the creek,…
“Essential Functions” on Job Listings Create Barriers for Employees and Employers Alike
Recently, my partner and I sent out a quote to a medical device company that wanted to make sure their product was accessible to people with disabilities. We test websites and apps and make recommendations to developers so that they…
Why Internships Are Important for Young Disabled People: A Reflection from a Rooted in Rights Intern
My experience interning at Rooted In Rights was a great one. During my time there, I gained a lot of skills I can use in the workplace. Here’s just some of what I learned and accomplished: Have a Professional Email…
Here’s Why Student Loan Debt is a Disability Rights Issue
When Cara Liebowitz graduated from the City University of New York School of Professional Studies in 2016 with her MA in Disability Studies, she was already on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) so she found it surprisingly easy to have her …
Sex Work is a Disability Issue. So Why Doesn’t the Disability Community Recognize That?
Sex workers face enormous risks of violence both from the police and from clients, and they are about to face more.
Reflecting on the Disability Community’s Shake-Ups and Important Moments of 2018
2018 is coming to a close, and what a year it’s been for the disability community. To recognize and recap all the the shake-ups and important moments that transpired within the past year, Rooted in Rights co-hosted a Twitter chat…
Disabled People are Worth More Than the Hours We Can Work
It was my fourth day of teaching robotics to middle schoolers and during morning session, one of my students pointed to the sticker beneath my collarbone. He traced it to the knot of cords dangling beside my hip and then…
For Disabled People, the Path to Employment is Still a Maze
Luck, an unusually high tolerance for throwing myself into the disquieting unknown, and a measure of family privilege have allowed me to forge a path through the working world that is best described as an erratic squiggle. A long arch…