Post by vintage on Aug 1, 2019 17:00:09 GMT -8
“Calling in” option for his work
This is a good story. We all know that showing up ‘anywhere’ is much more difficult for us that for able bodied people. Additionally, showing up ‘on time’ is more difficult for us than for able bodied people. The man in the story works a job, but is paralyzed. I’ll paste the part of his plea for a phone-into-work accommodation that brought tears to my eyes. The story is about a lawmaker in the US, but I beg that this particular thread that I am starting not become a discussion of politics.
“Anderson, 32, was paralyzed from the waist down after a drunken driver slammed into his car in 2010, killing his parents and brother.
Anderson said that Vos "really misunderstands what it means to be a disabled person." Anderson said he is reliant on a home health assistant and if she is unable to assist him at the time needed, it could result in him not being able to make it to the Capitol in time for a meeting.
"I have to organize my life and get help from other people to live my life," said Anderson, who was elected to the Assembly in 2016 and re-elected in 2018. And while he can't always physically make it to the Capitol for a meeting, he always has his phone with him and could dial in, Anderson said.”
news.yahoo.com/wisconsin-assembly-speaker-denies-paralyzed-190036322.html
