In Part II of Disability Friendly, you will receive insights on what I feel people with disabilities want everyone to know. When fear is taken out of the equation, on both ends, this allows for conversations and open minds to better understand each other. Here, I will focus on what nondisabled people should understand about people with disabilities, and what people with disabilities should understand about nondisabled people.
As individuals, we need to see how our common traits of kindness, understanding, resilience, adaptability, and self‐respect will allow us to overcome ableism by recognizing our common humanity. In doing so, this will guide each of us in how to adapt to new ideas, hold important conversations, and broaden our perspectives.
It is essential for us to acknowledge and agree that issues of disability are and should always be framed properly within diversity. When we examine disability in the workplace, disclosure comfort and corporate culture must merge for there to be disability‐friendly corporate policies and practices.
The culture of disability is exceptional. As I share my personal story, you will learn a little more about me and my experiences that have helped to shape my disability identity. Through these life experiences, I learned the essential piece of Disability Culture is inclusion and now, I share it with you.
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