For the disabled and chronically ill, not getting work is not all on them
2020 09 11 | journal
When it comes to getting disabled and chronically ill folk into the workforce, for those who are able to work at all that is, the onus isn't just on them. It is critically important to remember that half this transaction is the employer's doing, not the worker.
When it comes to physical disabilities, for example, they cannot all be accommodated all the time. I, for example, can't be accommodated into having depth perception or good enough vision to drive a vehicle legally, so that leaves such jobs off the table for me. No machinery, no driving, no tiny work, no stocking of shelves, no serving of food, and the list goes on.
When it comes to chronic illnesses, for example, the problem is there are precious few employers who would want to, or be able to, accommodate a worker who could spend unspecified and unpredictably-timed amounts of time out of work due to their illness.
There are people who want to work but are not able due to things that are beyond their control. Please stop laying the entire burden of them not working at their feet. The work world simply does not accommodate disabled and chronically ill folk in a way that serves the disabled or chonically ill person.