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When disability fears clash with professional identity

I can barely see the computer screen at work but I'm afraid if I ask for accommodations they'll realize I'm not as capable as they thought.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The terror of being seen as less than perfect can lead us to suffer in silence, preferring genuine limitation over the imagined judgment of others.

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