The Importance of Owning Your Disability

Not everyone is super highly identified as a disabled person. Research shows that it can be effective to protect people's sense of self worth, because they don't to be looked at as lesser than. People who identify as disabled have higher self esteem and higher esteem for their group. Revealing her disability allowed jill to get support when she was struggling. Ignoring disability at work has widespread negative consequences. When employers fail to support and accommodate disabilities, performance suffers, and so s well being. Designing an accessible environment which looks like everyone is called universal design.