Me, the disabled employee

For various reasons, finding gainful employment as a disabled person tends to be difficult for most people, so I wanted to write down my experiences. In one sense, I have been fortunate in a lot of ways and benefited at times from having met the right people at the right time. My path has been unique to me, and no two people will have exactly the same journey. I want to say, up front, that this is not meant to be a "I did it, so anyone can do it" kind of post, nor is it intended to negate the impact of the various systemic factors that make it difficult for us to find employment. At the same time, there are often patterns in life, and, although I have no concrete piece of advice that I can guarantee will lead directly towards people finding what they are looking for, I do feel that I have some generic advice to offer, and I will get to that later in my post.

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