Workplace Accessibility: How policy changes like RTOs disproportionately impact employees with disabilities

This week, we welcome Nathan Chung, Jessica Donahue, and Greer Procich for a critical conversation about workplace accessibility and inclusion. With collective experience in HR, cybersecurity, and disability advocacy, our panel examines how current workplace policies often overlook the experiences of disabled and neurodivergent employees.

The conversation explores three major topics affecting the workplace:

1. The surge in return-to-office mandates and their disproportionate impact on people with disabilities which is reversing progress that had been made in employment for people with disabilities.
2. The potentially devastating implications of Texas v. Becerra, a lawsuit challenging Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the ripple effects of which could undermine fundamental disability rights in workplaces.
3. Recent changes at the EEOC, including the halting of sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination claims and the abandonment of existing lawsuits - as the EEOC continues to operate without a quorum.

Our guests offer advice and insight for HR professionals navigating these challenges and advocating for truly inclusive workplaces. 

Learn more about Rethink Ability: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/greerprocich_rethinking-disability-from-red-tape-to-real-activity-7310716858263908354-uJxk

Connect:

Nathan Chung:

• on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nc808/
• on the Disability Disrupted podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DisabilityDisrupted

Jessica Donahue:

• on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-e-donahue/
• on her website: https://www.adjunctleadership.com/

Greer Procich:

• on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greerprocich/

Stacey Nordwall:

• on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceynordwall/

Articles:

• 5 years into the remote work boom, the return-to-office push is stronger than ever—here's why 
• ‘Dangerous’ lawsuit could imperil disability rights, advocates say
• Andrea Lucas renominated to EEOC, pledges ‘evenhanded’ civil rights enforcement 
• Five years of remote work changed workplace accessibility. Employees with disabilities will feel its loss.