: Do You Know About ‘Invisible Disabilities? 5 Ways to Make Your Workplace More Welcoming #IndiaNEWS #Disability While not all disabilities are visible to us, such as someone using a wheelchair, wearing

Do You Know About ‘Invisible Disabilities? 5 Ways to Make Your Workplace More Welcoming #IndiaNEWS #Disability
While not all disabilities are visible to us, such as someone using a wheelchair, wearing a hearing aid or using an assistive device, an ‘invisible disability’ is an umbrella term that captures an entire spectrum of hidden disabilities or challenges that are primarily neurological.
Some examples of invisible disabilities include autism spectrum disorder, depression, diabetes, and learning and thinking difficulties like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia.
These disabilities can slow down or interfere with a person’s work, personal and social life. These challenges shouldn’t just be seen as individual medical concerns but from a social perspective since an individual’s environment, including their workplace, plays a vital role in either worsening the situation or offering comfort.
Now is the time for organisations to rework their policies.
According to a report by the World Health Organisation, there is an urgent need to redeploy health workers as COVID-19 emergency response efforts weakened the provision of mental health services to people with pre-existing mental health conditions. People with dementia, for instance, needed additional support during the pandemic, as they found it difficult to remember and follow essential COVID-19 instructions. Add to that the effects of downsizing and pay cuts within companies; workspaces going entirely digital and therefore increasingly inaccessible to many; longer isolation periods, and social distancing. Not to mention, we still know nothing about the potential side-effects of COVID-19 medications on people with mental illnesses, owing to a lack of research.
All of these factors and more, have had a psychological effect on people over the past year, and more so on those with disabilities.
As workplaces across the country begin to reopen, it’s important to work on strategies to build a more supportive workplace for employees. This is especially vital because often people do not disclose their disabilities, for fear of how it might impact their colleaguep?&H??[???[H[?Z???Y?]?][?H??[??][??????[???[??][??[??[?YY??][???X?H?X?[]Y?X???[???H?M??YH??X?Y?HH?[??H??[[?[???][?[?HT?[[?????[??H?]KX????????H]???][???X?H?X?[]Y??H?[???[???X?Y[???[?H[?[??^???[K?[?K?[???[?][K[?XHX????Y??X?Y[?]H?????H??&]]?[????H^[??H??[H?K??]?H?????]?H?H??[HY??[??[?]??Y??H^K]?Y^HY??X?[Y?]H[?H??[???X?H?H??[?Z??X?[]Y?

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