I got PTSD from the workplace failing my disability. The continual disaplanaries were horrific. I ended up with a 57k payout as i proved discri.initation. that work place ruind my life. I nearly ended myself over work problens. This is such an important subject . Line manager was the devil.
Disclosure is more about protecting the business from disability discrimination cases than it is about helping disabled people. HR pushes disclosure so hard because it means they can use other pipelines to get rid of you or to ignore your application to avoid the risk entirely. Disability discrimination is systemic in society and unavoidable, often trying to “change” or push this in a workplace culture results in intense bullying of disabled people by every other staff member. The same for any other minority group that HR tries to add to the organisation. Then it’s on that minority to deal with it, as HR isn’t willing to mass fire the other people with problems. In saying the above, there are companies who genuinely want people with disabilities to apply because we do offer significant value. Colleagues who genuinely aren’t hung up on being resentful twats, and who are good people. However it’s impossible to tell between the two so it’s much easier to never disclose.
You do raise really valid points about the reality of having a disability. I would like to see a world where disclosure is completely safe and beneficial but I fully accept that isn’t the real world for many right now.
Having a disability or other debilitating illness and being off work is an addition stress for people with financial responsibility, ie mortgage and bills a damaging on less income to survive have left people feeling they have to look sick and dont leave their home otherwise they'll be judge as not sick, it can also leave them feeling scared going out for their weekly shopping pr simply taking daily exercise building their physical and mental strength and confidence. Being put through scrutiny weights heavy on their mental health that could prolonged their confidence and recovery.
To be perfectly ‘honest’ I think it’s unreasonable for a fit and healthy person that hasn’t actually experienced the condition or ‘obstacles associated with a condition’ to assess how a disability actually impacts on a person…even if you simulate the effects of a disability the way the individual deals with their frustration and anxiety is ‘subjective’…I remember struggling to find employment during the 1980’s, attending interviews and being told that I wasn’t being considered because I didn’t have the necessary experience…isn’t it strange that the authorities nowadays with the benefit of experience can’t seem to digest or understand the context of my suggestion…perhaps there is a reason for the protocols that exist and method in the madness. It’s a difficult situation for a reasonable person to defend if they actually care about people that have to struggle with health issues everyday…I’m referring to the ‘duty of care’ that health professionals are supposed to uphold…maybe that duty is to themselves…to prioritise their own care..?😇
I think there is a lot to be said for the benefit of lived experience in all situations related to differences and discrimination. Hearing the voices of those with lived experience is so important to really understanding and sometimes the support needs to come from those with lived experience.
I got PTSD from the workplace failing my disability. The continual disaplanaries were horrific. I ended up with a 57k payout as i proved discri.initation. that work place ruind my life. I nearly ended myself over work problens. This is such an important subject . Line manager was the devil.
Such an important story about the reality of these situations, thank you for sharing.
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Disclosure is more about protecting the business from disability discrimination cases than it is about helping disabled people. HR pushes disclosure so hard because it means they can use other pipelines to get rid of you or to ignore your application to avoid the risk entirely. Disability discrimination is systemic in society and unavoidable, often trying to “change” or push this in a workplace culture results in intense bullying of disabled people by every other staff member. The same for any other minority group that HR tries to add to the organisation. Then it’s on that minority to deal with it, as HR isn’t willing to mass fire the other people with problems.
In saying the above, there are companies who genuinely want people with disabilities to apply because we do offer significant value. Colleagues who genuinely aren’t hung up on being resentful twats, and who are good people. However it’s impossible to tell between the two so it’s much easier to never disclose.
You do raise really valid points about the reality of having a disability. I would like to see a world where disclosure is completely safe and beneficial but I fully accept that isn’t the real world for many right now.
Having a disability or other debilitating illness and being off work is an addition stress for people with financial responsibility, ie mortgage and bills a damaging on less income to survive have left people feeling they have to look sick and dont leave their home otherwise they'll be judge as not sick, it can also leave them feeling scared going out for their weekly shopping pr simply taking daily exercise building their physical and mental strength and confidence.
Being put through scrutiny weights heavy on their mental health that could prolonged their confidence and recovery.
To be perfectly ‘honest’ I think it’s unreasonable for a fit and healthy person that hasn’t actually experienced the condition or ‘obstacles associated with a condition’ to assess how a disability actually impacts on a person…even if you simulate the effects of a disability the way the individual deals with their frustration and anxiety is ‘subjective’…I remember struggling to find employment during the 1980’s, attending interviews and being told that I wasn’t being considered because I didn’t have the necessary experience…isn’t it strange that the authorities nowadays with the benefit of experience can’t seem to digest or understand the context of my suggestion…perhaps there is a reason for the protocols that exist and method in the madness. It’s a difficult situation for a reasonable person to defend if they actually care about people that have to struggle with health issues everyday…I’m referring to the ‘duty of care’ that health professionals are supposed to uphold…maybe that duty is to themselves…to prioritise their own care..?😇
I think there is a lot to be said for the benefit of lived experience in all situations related to differences and discrimination. Hearing the voices of those with lived experience is so important to really understanding and sometimes the support needs to come from those with lived experience.