October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The theme for NDEAM 2021 is America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is the newest trend through which businesses and organizations can engage in what often amounts to performative allyship. After suddenly finding room in their budgets to pay the incredibly high salaries of new DEI directors, organizations are proudly lauding their commitment to creating more inclusive workplaces by publishing the CVs of these new hires. A common theme is quickly emerging: many of these new directors are privileged, able-bodied professionals with prestigious degrees from selectively competitive higher education institutions. Many have several publications in their
Psychosis is not fun. I found it recently, and required a hospital admission to recover. Eight days I spent in the hospital… and I could not have learned more about my mental health in the process.
