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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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A skeleton behind a desk with its bone arms in the air looking at a laptop, calculator, and pile of papers.

Considerations for the Disabled Job Seeker

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A Black person with short dark hair and glasses in a light-colored, short-sleeved shirt seated indoors at a laptop with a look of dismay on their face, hands clasped together covering their mouth.

Fired During Accommodations Application: Reflections from A Black Autistic Worker

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Outdoors, day. A tiny red umbrellla sits on a table. It is partially protecting five stacks of gold coins, organized from left to right from the biggest to the smallest stack. Some unstacked gold coins are strewn around the stacks.

For Chronically Ill People, The Path to Financial Security Is Anything But Straight

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A drawing of a woman with olive skin and black hair sitting in front of a grey laptop. A green plant and blue painting are in the background.

Working While Schizophrenic: Becoming Out and Proud

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Indoors. A group of people of different ages and races in a waiting room. Some are patients, seated, while the rest are healthcare workers standing around and a receptionist behind a desk.

No, I Can’t Always Give You 24 Hours’ Notice

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A red, spiral notebook and white pen against a light blue background. A white, torn off post-it note is taped to the notebook. It reads: "It's okay to not be okay."

It’s Okay Not to Be Okay – Until It’s Not

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A comfortable-looking black office chair pulled up to a white desk with a black phone, black desktop keyboard, and a pair of glasses on it. A note attached to the chair has black text on white background that reads "out of office."

Navigating The Workforce as a Chronically Ill Person

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Bill and Jen sit with Cuquis

A Little Job Advice from Bill & Jen with Cuquis Robledo

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Mizuki Hsu in a park

Accessing Employment in Japan with Mizuki Hsu

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Outdoors. A tree surrounded by green grass is seen from the tree top down to its complex roots. The roots are surrounded by soil because they're all underground.

Getting to The Roots: Why Does Subminimum Wage Persist?

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Daytime, an aerial view of Islamabad, Pakistan. It's mostly green tree tops with buildings and roads. Large mountains in the background.

The Many Challenges of Working Disabled Women in Pakistan

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Stressed brown-skinned teacher with long, straight, dark hair in a colorful classroom, sitting at the toy table.

Removing the Stigma of Alcoholism in the Teaching Profession

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A blue, orange and red graphic with solid black text and illustrations. The text in the blue portion reads: "ADA Americans with Disabilities Act." Below that, in the orange and red sections, are solid black illustrations that are meant to symbolize or represent various types of disabilities. Listed in order: signing hands, two arrows pointing to an ear with a device in it, a pair of black glasses, an eye with a line crossed through it, representation of braille text with the word underneath, the traditional wheelchair user symbol, an amputee using a cane, a service dog, a person with a white cane, and a person's head with the brain visible.

Busting Barriers: ADHD and ADA Accommodations at Work

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A group of people sitting around a table having a meeting, including a white female-presenting wheelchair user.

To Meet Disability Employment Goals, Disabled People Must First Have Access to Care

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A Black person's hands kneading dough on a floured surface.

Putting Respect on the Menu: On Being a Deaf Chef

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