'If there’s one thing that has been consistently, universally learned this pandemic year, it is that access is only made possible when it benefits able-bodied workers.'
Given these statistics, and the existing obstacles involved with obtaining a job, Kayle Hill was able to find work at the start of the pandemic. They applied for a job that was not listed as remote, but because of stay-at-home orders, their new office went remote and they were hired. “Once they confirmed they'd have remote positions, I was just so elated because that meant access for me in more ways than one,” Hill says.
As Virdi demonstrates, people with disabilities are extremely adept at transitioning to remote work, especially because accessibility is needed whether there is a pandemic or not. And while it felt like no one was listening in the Before Times, what are the chances that non-disabled workers will listen to us now?
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