Our team hired me partly for disability perspective but now when I bring up accessibility or ableism in our work, some colleagues seem to see it as me being 'too sensitive' or making everything about disability. I'm struggling with whether I should tone it down to fit in better or if we need to have a real conversation about what they actually wanted when they hired for 'diverse perspectives.'
More people experience this than they realize.
A team member hired for disability perspective is discovering the gap between stated values around inclusion and the team's actual readiness to engage with disability identity and concerns.
“Where Are You with Disability as identity?”
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