That figure is enormous and is hard to understand until it is explained in terms of other things. I use the figure “$8 trillion” in many of my accessibility training sessions as the value of the global disability purchasing market.…
An award-winning business product that is the opposite of inclusion
If you work for an American company that prides itself on inclusion, stay away from Q.workntine or anything like it unless you like getting sued. On paper, “Q.workntine” is the kind of innovative product people fawn over, and investors throw…
Post-COVID employment changes that will benefit everyone, but especially people with disabilities
Who wants to “go back to normal” when “normal” wasn’t so hot anyway? I’ve been accused of being a glass half-empty kind of person, but I have a good reason for how my personality was shaped. I spent 25 years…
I love Electric Cars. But I will never, EVER buy a Tesla
What Elon Musk did in illegally reopening Tesla is inexcusable and dangerous for his employees, their families and people at high risk of COVID everywhere in Northern California Elon Musk reopened his Tesla manufacturing plant In violation of California law, Elon…
How long do people with disabilities have to sue over inaccessibility?
The statute of limitations clock does not start ticking until the problem is resolved, says one Colorado court Warning: This article is NOT intended to be taken as legal advice by any reader. Go find a real lawyer if you…
“Work as usual” after COVID-19 will be different. Get over it.
Even though I have “not searching for work currently” flag switched on at every social media location possible, I still get 6–8 emails a week asking if I am looking for work. Presumably, this is remaining from when I updated…
Disability and COVID — is the glass half empty or half full?
Because someone’s “opportunity” in one country is another person’s “I can’t believe we are still effing doing it this way” somewhere else What do these articles have in common? WSJ — Coronavirus Strains Safety Net for People With Disabilities The Guardian…
10 Reasons to switch to centralized budgeting for accessibility
Centralized budgeting is a key activity for creating an accessibility environment that will mature more quickly It is the second half of April, and in the accessibility world, that means three things: IEP season starts for the next school year…
Managers as caregivers during COVID
All of us are facing one challenge right now, but many are facing several. How managers handle that will dictate their post-COVID work relationships Don’t hang out your privilege like wet underwear on a clothesline by assuming what works for…
An open letter to vendors seeking customers via social media
First impressions in sales cold-calls are everything. Don’t send a message that padlocks a door before it can be opened. I just passed 10,000 connections on LinkedIn, largely curated around three main areas of subject matter. Not surprisingly to anyone…