The need to prove reasonable accommodation in the workforce for people with disabilities falls on them, says Mike Hess, founder and executive director of the Blind Institute of Technology.
WorkingNation sat down with Hess at SXSW EDU 2024 in Austin.
He adds, “Not only is there a stigma and perception around people with disabilities, there's also this legal requirement - this legal ambiguity in many cases - that organizations don't understand what reasonable accommodations are.”
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