Why People Hide Their Disabilities at Work
Work is stressful. If you’re hiding a disability, the daily grind of early mornings, deadlines, and office politics is compounded into a far heavier burden.
Wheelchairs Prohibited in the Last Place You’d Expect
“It’s outrageous. They were told, ‘If you’re going to use a wheelchair, you can’t live here anymore.’”
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.