Employers Are Ignoring Disabled Workers at Their Own Peril

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In the NewsMarch 14, 2022 Mar 14, 2022

Employers Are Ignoring Disabled Workers at Their Own Peril

Mia Ives-Rublee urges employers to adjust to the needs of the disability community in response to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.

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The United States will face an epic worker crisis if its policies and workplaces do not adjust to the needs of the disability community.

While most headlines focus on frustrated employers who are struggling to keep staff on their payroll, they completely ignore a huge situation that the disability community has been warning about since the pandemic began. COVID-19 is a mass disability event.

The above excerpt was originally published in InsideSources. Click here to view the full article.

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Mia Ives-Rublee

Senior Director, Disability Justice Initiative

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