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When teams overlook disability expertise among colleagues

I'm disabled and my startup team talks about accessibility like it's just a compliance checklist, but they've never asked what barriers I face working here, and I'm tired of being the invisible expert in the room.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The person with lived experience of the issue is present but not consulted, while others make assumptions about solutions.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Privilege and its acknowledgment?”

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