By Meredith Mathis — 2021
You can build back your life
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Hiring and supporting employees with disabilities isn’t just a matter of corporate social responsibility or public relations; it’s just good business.
These four instincts of an entrepreneur with a disability inspire teams and stimulate productivity.
Businesses should make an extra effort to connect with workers with disabilities, a ready, capable, and sizable workforce 20 million people strong.
An 80-year-old law makes it legal to pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage.
When employers hire and nurture employees with disabilities, everyone benefits, research finds.
When disability isn’t disclosed, we create an invisible layer of additional work for the individual which will affect their productivity.
Being laid off can be a financial nightmare, but what isn’t talked about enough is the psychic toll it takes, and the decisions we make around work in the aftermath.
Research shows there is a ‘sweet spot’ and subjective wellbeing drops off after about five hours.
As a general rule, I’d only disclose a mental-health condition (or any health condition, for that matter) at work when you need to ask for a specific accommodation connected with it.