Ep.112 - Disability, Work Limits & Reasonable Accommodations

New federal data reveals why work isn’t broken, job design is. 📊This episode breaks down how flexibility, not limitation, unlocks workforce potential. ♿ ✅ Explains the new Bureau of Labor Statistics report on work-limiting health conditions✅ Clarifies how this data differs from traditional disability employment metrics✅ Breaks down why 30.7 million Americans are impacted by work limitations✅ Highlights the massive labor force participation gap exposed in the data✅ Explores why most work-limiting conditions are long-term, not temporary✅ Identifies mobility impairments as the most common work-limiting condition✅ Shows why one-size-fits-all job design doesn’t work✅ Reveals that nearly 40% of workers with limitations could perform better with adjustments✅ Breaks down the most common accommodation requests employees make✅ Demonstrates how reasonable accommodations benefit both employers and workersWhen jobs are designed with flexibility, productivity rises—and everyone wins. ♿BLS News Release: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/dissup_09302025.pdfWebsite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disability Employment Solutions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ⓒ 2026 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PodPro Entertainment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#SaveAsAbility #Ability #Inclusive #Inclusivity #LaborForce #Disability #DisabilityEmployment #ReasonableAccommodation #Accommodation #LaborData #BLS #ODP #ADACompliance #EmploymentPolicy #WorkplaceFlexibility #EconomicInclusion #RemoteWork #JobDesign #DisabilityAdvocacy #TheNewRadio

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