Disabled professionals are still being overlooked, underestimated, and pushed to the sidelines, often by workplaces that claim to be inclusive.
Job interviews are a crucial part of the hiring process, meant to highlight skills and potential, but some hiring teams routinely pass over disabled talent due to inaccurate assumptions.
They believe disabled employees will be too slow, too high maintenance, or simply too risky.
This is the reality many disabled professionals face: shut down not because of a lack of talent, but by a system built for non-disabled candidates.
Employers often tout their diversity pledges, but the realities of getting hired and being supported are dubious compared to these campaigns.
Author's summary: Disabled professionals face a system that overlooks them.