What counts as “reasonable”? It’s a word we assume guarantees fairness, yet in the workplace, the term “reasonable accommodations” can feel anything but fair for employees with disabilities. The ...

An interview with the Executive Director of Duke Access and Accommodation Services, formerly the Disability Management System Since March 2020, access and accommodation requests at Duke have increased ...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 22% of employees in the workforce in 2023 were disabled — a spike from previous years. Whether that rise is explained by increased support and ...

Many employers instituted work from home policies during the pandemic that they are now fine-tuning or rethinking. While telework technology advances and return to onsite work initiatives unfold, ...

With many employers contemplating return-to-work directives and many employees seeking and/or needing an accommodation to continue remote work arrangements, employers must be mindful of their ...

Before Brenda Currie got COVID-19, work was a huge part of her identity. She had two jobs, one as a hotel concierge in Portland, Oregon, another as a kids’ ski coach. She loved being “a ...

Since the pandemic, reports of adults experiencing mental health concerns, conditions and diagnoses are on the rise. Now that many employers want employees to report to the workplace, employers are ...

In many organizations, disability and neurodiversity inclusion are often treated as if they’re the same thing as accessibility and accommodations. This does not work for disability inclusion – ramps ...

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a memorandum titled 'Return to In-Person Work,' directing federal agencies to end remote work arrangements. However, this directive must align with ...

Fourth-year student Minzi Sahn registered with the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at the University of Minnesota for the first time a year ago, after her classes had started for the semester. She ...