Stuff you shouldn’t say to disabled people

But before digging deep on disability employment figures, strategies, and workplace policies, it’s a good idea to revisit some of the basics. And a good place to start is how nondisabled people can avoid giving unnecessary offense to people with disabilities. This may seem like a minor issue compared with larger structural barriers. But the best workplace disability policies and practices can be undone in a moment by thoughtless, corrosive remarks from coworkers.

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Topics:
Employment, Inclusion and access

Author:
Andrew Pulrang

Source:
Forbes

Date published:
Mon 27th Sep, 2021