August 23, 2021
I am disabled and have been this way for a long time. I have had my opportunities to work in various settings and what I realize is that it is a bit difficult in terms of how I have been treated. Most people that see me don’t really know how to act or react or some are uncomfortable and some don’t know what to say. I am a person just like everyone else but there are some times in life because of my disability that I have had to face certain challenges. In the past when I have worked at office jobs and there were company trips I would see the way that others looked at me if they had to wait a certain amount of minutes for me to load up in the shuttle bus. The stares and whispers and the scoffs of those who were impatient and felt that I was holding up the departure of a company trip was obvious. Some people either don’t care, have any empathy or are so narcissistic that they only manage to care about themselves. These things were hurtful and I thought to myself that there must be a place where I […]
