Washington Is Getting It Right!

I was at a conference a few days ago that was attended by a variety of buercrats from several Federal agencies including The IRs, The Department of Interior, The Department of Defense among many others. The conference focused on diversity yet one of the major themes was disability. What I found out both astounded me & pleased me. The Federal government which consists of 2.6 million employees is mandated by law that by 2010 2% aof ALL workers must be those with disabilities. This is a truly bold move & the 2% coincides with the 20th anniversary of the signing of the ADA.

In hearing about this I was quite pleased that it was the government who is making the first move. Now, if only private industry could follow that path we may really be onto something!

Disability & Diversity

Should disability be part of the conversation of diversity? Well, for most this would seem like a slam dunk answer, however, lets look at it from a different perspective. Shouldn't disability seen through a much larger lens than just diversity. The fact is there is an old saying with in the disability community - TAB's or temporarily able bodied. Using this premise the idea is that infact disability is much broader & can be seen as a human issue NOT a diversity issue. That infact we should be talking about it interms of inclusion in every aspect of our society. Disability as a social and cultural construct goes beyond the physical, psychological or mental limitation but prevades every facet of our society...so, any thoughts?