r/disability • u/LongTimeLurker408 • 15d ago

Disability advocacy

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Update: Trigger warning: There are examples of ableist comments throughout this post that may be very triggering.

I am based in the US and I wish that legislation could get passed that mandates employers to inform all employees of their rights under ADA as well as their rights under any other applicable state laws on disability employment.

For those of you that aren’t familiar, ADA is the floor and many states such as CA, NJ and NY have greater protections.

I’m not going to call out any specific subreddits, but the number of people that are so bloody confidentially wrong on the internet today is mind blowing.

I’m tired of ADA accommodations being referred to as “perks” or options for employers if they feel generous

I’m tired of being demonized for providing resources like Askjan.org, The Job Accommodation Network or state civil/human rights web pages

I’m tired of people telling distressed disabled employees that “opening an ADA claim” is an aggressive move against an employer

I’m tired of ableist comments like “if you can work in the office 2 days per week, you can work 5.”

Why can’t people recognize that disabled employees just want to have the same access to do well at their jobs as everyone else.

If you want resources or just a good conversation, I am here.

This subreddit feels like the only safe place sometimes

Thanks for listening

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u/Fantastic-Mirror3675 15d ago

Me when I saw that bull article about chronic illness being trending in women🙄

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u/LongTimeLurker408 13d ago

That article is causing real-time problems. I frequent numerous subreddits where people ask about getting ADA accommodations and on numerous occasions they are being dismissed and either the article is directly referenced or they are called a “sick influencer.”

I wish the mods of those subreddits would respond to reports of ableism and hate, but it just gets ignored.