Drew Bartkiewicz 7/31/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/31/21

Fired for being fat: is obesity a disability?

Adult obesity is increasing globally and HR leaders are facing more employee health and mobility issues related to obesity.

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/30/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/30/21

What are Invisible Disabilities?

Do people sometimes have difficulty understanding how your symptoms such as extreme fatigue, dizziness, pain, and cognitive impairments can be so debilitating to you but can even be met with hostility by society at large?

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/29/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/29/21

Invisible Millions: China’s Unnoticed Disabled People

According to the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), more than 85 million people identified themselves as living with disabilities on the 2010 national census. But in China’s public spaces, they are largely invisible.

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/28/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/28/21

How Hiring Disabled Employees Reduced Turnover at My Company

Hiring disabled employees is good for business. Here’s how you can start recruiting more disabled employees into your workforce.

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/27/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/27/21

Where People With Disabilities Do Best

Readers react to an essay by David Axelrod about how his daughter has thrived in an institution.

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/26/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/26/21

Frida Kahlo, Role Model for Artists, People with Disabilities and Bisexual Women

Throughout her life, Kahlo came face-to-face with her disabilities and turned them into art.

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/25/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/25/21

Tips for Conducting Virtual Interviews with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Job Candidates

RIT/NTID Center on Employment works with companies on best practices for hiring and working with deaf, hard-of-hearing people

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/24/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/24/21

The 5 Superpowers People With ADHD Can Use to Be Better Entrepreneurs

We wanted to showcase some traits found in people with this condition, and how they can use them to their advantage when running a business.

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/22/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/22/21

Why Hire Disabled Workers? 4 Powerful (and Inclusive) Companies Answer

One theme we commonly hear when discussing disability (or any minority) employment is that it is the right thing to do. However, from the perspective of businesses that perpetuate discrimination in their hiring and retention of workers with disabilities, this message doesn’t seem to be enough.

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/21/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/21/21

4 Ways to Improve Your Company’s Disability-Inclusion Practices

Despite articles on the advantages that people with disabilities can offer employers, too many companies hold themselves back when it comes to hiring people with disabilities.

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/20/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/20/21

Disability Etiquette: How to Respect People with Disabilities

People who have never interacted with a person who has a mental or physical disability may think of the exchange as intimidating or nerve-wracking.

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/19/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/19/21

5 Questions To Think About This #DisabilityPrideMonth

Here are five questions that may help clarify what Disability Pride Month is and what it may have the potential to become.

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/18/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/18/21

Aaron Fotheringham: Skating Ability Beyond Disability

The 18 year old Aaron Fotheringham is pioneering a sport which he calls “hardcore sitting”. His back flip earned him a place in “Guinness World Records”. Even as a baby and small child, he always wanted to test his limitations never accepting the idea of disability.

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/17/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/17/21

9 Simple Ways Your Workplace Can Be More Inclusive of People with Disabilities

Disability-rights activists and experts laid out simple measures any employer can take.

Drew Bartkiewicz 7/16/21 Drew Bartkiewicz 7/16/21

Invisible Disabilities

Did you know that while some disabilities are visible to onlookers, some other disabilities are not obvious, which is often mentioned by experienced individuals as “invisible” or “hidden” disabilities?