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Amazon Makes It Harder for Disabled Employees to Work from Home

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283 points belter | 1 comments | 13 Nov 24 21:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.233s | source
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SpicyLemonZest ◴[13 Nov 24 21:49 UTC] No.42130414[source]▶
I dunno. I don't like the idea of companies holding inquisitions on just how disabled people are, but if we're going to hold the expansive view of disabilities the article takes for granted it seems inevitable. When someone claims that they're unable to work in an office because they're suffering from a stress disorder, it's reasonable to have some followup questions about how they manage the disorder on other occasions that call for them to leave home.
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1. infotainment ◴[13 Nov 24 23:32 UTC] No.42131403[source]▶
Agreed. These sorts of accommodations are heavily abused in academic settings already. For example, I’ve seen situations where a parent says something like “my son has a disability that just happens to mean he should get a bunch of advantages on the upcoming exam but does not affect his life in any other way whatsoever”.