Invisible Disabilities in the Workplace: Interview Series
This series is designed to help people with invisible disabilities and HR professionals learn from each other.
Readers will gain practical advice, expert insights, and inspiring stories that support self-advocacy and disability inclusion.
Whether you're navigating the workplace with a disability, looking to improve inclusion at your organization, or perhaps you have an amazing disability-inclusive organization to share about, these conversations provide valuable knowledge and actionable steps to create a more inclusive environment.
This written interview series has been co-created with Lia Seth. Lia has nearly a decade of experience in the HR space and focuses her work on making the employee experience accessible and inclusive. She is a Lifetime Girl Scout, outspoken disability advocate, and proud pub trivia champion and host.
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Advocate, Educate and Include: HR Perspective - Tammi Burnett
"I know it can be scary, but it’s actually more protective for you to disclose your disability than to not disclose it.”
Adapt and Empower: HR Perspective - Jessie Fields
“It’s easy to want to apologize and make others feel comfortable. Fight that urge. You are worthy of taking up space and requesting what you need to get your best work done.”
Proactively Accommodate Employees: HR Perspective - Greer Procich
“Anyone can become disabled at any time in their lives. Educate managers on accommodations, how to handle them, and what the company offers as solutions.”
Empathy, Experience, and People-First: HR Perspective - AnnE Diemer
“TRUST. LIVED. EXPERIENCES. It’s already scary enough to ask for something, you can absolutely trust that they aren’t being unreasonable. Take that thought out of your mind!”
Embrace the Accommodation Process: HR Perspective - Cathy Lim
“Be brave yet gentle with yourself; it’s common to feel less-than, but in actuality, there are lots of employees with mental or physical health issues.”