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Got a job interview in less than 7 hours.

Wish me 🌠 good luck🌠, ladies.

(Or Merde if you're french lol)

Ofc I can NOT fall asleep the night prior 💀

#last job turned out to be only temp/1 week long :(#this is one is longer so i really want it #there so few part time job and I NEED IT #rambling into the void #radblr #disabled #disabled woman #job search #job hunting #disabled workers #unemployed #unemployment #job interview #radfem please interact #radical feminists do interact #to delete

I started a new job today and OH MY GOD! I’M NOT THE ONLY VISIBLY DISABLED PERSON!!! 😍😍😍

#cripple punk #cpunk #disability #personal #workplace #maja is happy with small things #like not being the only minority in an office #it feels good #disability rights #disabled workers #cripple #visible disabilities

Finding a job can be a challenge for anyone, but for people with both visible and non-visible disabilities in Nova Scotia, the barriers can

Finding a job can be a challenge for anyone, but for people with both visible and non-visible disabilities in Nova Scotia, the barriers can feel insurmountable. According to the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW), the province has one of the largest employment gaps in the country: 20 per cent between people with and without disabilities, which is higher than the national average of 16 per cent.

Tagging: @newsfromstolenland

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Tens of thousands of disabled people and hundreds of DPOs in the UK have put energy into responding to the DWP’s incredibly biased consultation exercise to thoroughly demolish every bit of their plans for massive disability benefit “reforms”, ie cuts, they have released, and the way the DWP has released that shows their utter unwillingness to engage with their legal obligations to actually consult the marginalised and mostly very poor group of people this will impact.

I would like to point out the massive amount of effort and work from disabled people, including those of us with massive energy limitations due to our health, that have already gone into this.

Imagine a government who was actually willing to engage with this intense willingness to design a less cruel system?

It wouldn't be the point, but I can only imagine it would likely cost less than the huge amount they currently spend on torturing disabled people via the benefits system. It might actually mean more of us being in a position to pay income taxes, even, were they willing to incentivise employers to employ disabled people, penalise those who don't, and/or create flexible wfh jobs as multiple DPOs have suggested.

Labour's issue, like that of other right-wing parties, is not with spending money. It is with spending money to fulfil the needs of poor and marginalised people rather than the interests, including corporate interests, of the wealthy.

The DWP has published over 40,000 responses to its reforms from chronically ill and disabled people - but it has whitewashed them

#uk politics #uk #dwp #disabled #disability #chronic illness #disableism #chronic pain #chronic fatigue #autistic adult #dpos #disabled workers #wfh #uk labour party #shameful #social security

What do on-the-job accommodations look like?

Limited hours

Limited duties

A stool or chair in the workspace

Adjusting the workspace to accommodate a mobility or other life aid

Loosened time restrictions, or the ability to do tasks in the order that works best for you

A convenient place to plug in your AAC

Safety equipment and PPE that accounts for aids and service animals

Lenience with sick days and shorted shifts

Adjustment to lighting, sound, or scent of the work environment, including restricting the use of heavily scented products

Do you have accommodations that aren't listed here? Please share them! Everyone's needs are different and you should be able to work in peace.

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Statement by the Prime Minister (Trudeau) on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

“‘On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we recognize Canadians, and people around the world, who live with a disability. ... ‘Even as people with disabilities lead the way forward, many still face discrimination, exclusion, and barriers. ... ‘Over the last four years, we have taken significant steps to remove barriers and ensure equal opportunities for all Canadians. This July, the Accessible Canada Act came into force, after being developed with disability communities through the most inclusive and accessible consultations in Canadian history. Canada's first national accessibility law is helping to create communities, workplaces, and services that give everyone the opportunity to participate fully in society.’”

Cision, December 3, 2019: “Statement by the Prime Minister on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities”

United Nations, December 3, 2019: “International Day of Persons with Disabilities: 3 December”

Statistics Canada, December 3, 2019: “The Dynamics of Disability: Progressive, Recurrent or Fluctuating Limitations,” by Stuart Morris, Gail Fawcett, Linden R. Timoney and Jeffrey Hughes (31 pages, PDF)

Government of Canada, July 11, 2019: “Canada’s first federal accessibility legislation comes into force,” Employment and Social Development Canada

Government of Canada, July 11, 2019: “Accessible Canada Act (S.C. 2019, c. 10)” (83 pages, PDF)

Disabled workers suffer pay penalty

“Disabled employees are paid 12.2% less than their non-disabled peers, according to official data. ... The data underlines the struggle facing many disabled workers, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) said. ‘Too many disabled people continue to face prejudice and struggle to get into employment or to remain in work, and are less likely to progress to senior management roles or to work in professional occupations.’”

BBC, December 2, 2019: “Disabled workers suffer pay penalty”

Office for National Statistics, December 2, 2019: “Disability pay gaps in the UK: 2018″ (22 pages, PDF)

#disabled workers #pay #equal pay #disability #qualified workers #disability pay gaps #professional occupations #pay gap #international day of persons with disabilities #accessibility #accessibility legislation #accessible canada act #bill C-81

by manual labor i mean, labor. sorry guys i meant work

#DISABLED WORKERS #only the productive disabled

the employment problem

I am disabled.

But not at the jump through all the correct hoops so the federal government recognizes it and gives me a shitty allowance to live kind of way.

But disabled in the city and the state recognize my disability (and poverty) and pay for things like access to food that doesn't make me sick, high quality doctors that I can't afford, and services that require me to be places and experience things like varies therapies multiple times a week during 9 to 5 hours.

I'm over educated.

As in I got a master's degree in a weird thing when all the sudden online school was accessible because 'everyone had to stay home'.

I got lucky.

I'm desperately looking for a job so that I can continue to live in an apartment that is somewhat accessible to me.

When I get this job I will lose access to those things because all of a sudden I can pay for them. Theoretically.

if I were to total the cost of all the things that are expected of me to stay in compliance it would cost a five-digit figure... Sometimes six depending on the month.

it's not that I don't want to be employed.

It's that my body cannot handle a full time job. (Not without quite a few accommodations)

I need a full-time job because otherwise I will lose access to care.

I still will probably lose access to care.

And I'm one of the lucky ones.

#real talk #disability #Access #Disabled workers #Probably more tags