When you're asked to implement disability inclusion practices, it's not an added burden. It's simply upholding basic human rights. #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityRights #Accessibility #Ableism #Equity #Equality #HumanRights
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#RemoveTheAsk
The reason why we should do it is that we value all people and how all of us in our unique way can enrich us. From a business/service provider sense we should do this as we realize that an inclusive and accessible workforce adds additional perspectives that make our products and services both innovative and supportive of a wider audience. If that is not enough - we need to do it because it is the law. If we are not upholding human rights and creating barriers for an equity group (people with disabilities are equity), this is discrimination that has legal impacts.
Inclusion more broadly just makes good sense - for people, and for businesses. You can lose out on a lot when you aren't inclusive in the workplace. Diversity among people brings diversity in ideas, solutions, new ways of doing things... Instead of fearing the "additional work" that might come with making your workplace inclusive, perhaps it is worth taking stock of the value you might be missing out on if you don't.
I kept hearing about the challenges associated with implementation (I am guilty of it too!) but I’ve been trying to re-write and re-phrase my thoughts to consider the opportunities that come with implementation. This includes growing our audience, our reach and our impact. Those are all goals we hold at my organization, and I hope the shift of mindset helps us to see that the challenging bits are more than worth it in pursuit of those goals.
It's the law!
Correct! Disability inclusion practices is not an added burden but upholding basic human rights. However, when compared to the power of money, disability inclusion goes out the door. The greed to make an extra buck overrides inclusivity. No matter how much one advocates, no matter what steps governments take, it is individual thoughts and practices that need to Chand for accommodating all, and not just people with disabilities, as valuable members of our society.
I am starting at the VA next Monday.
1yThis should be the human rights. Not just disability rights. When people start labeling stuff then it gets messy and complicated. Then the labels get thrown around like racism and ableism.