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Ask HN: What is a physiically disabled person to do in this job market?

41 points amathew | 1 comments | 14 Jul 25 22:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.401s | source

I am a 39 year old with cerebral palsy (use a walker due to mobility issues) who lost their job in late January 2025. I worked as a senior data scientist in the past and have been applying to analytics, business intelligence, and data science roles.

Six months later and I am still without a job.

How have those of you with disabilities overcome the difficulties in this market?

I'm totally lost and don't know how to proceed.

I've rewritten my resume and do get interviews

There were 4 instances where I went through the entire process and they ended up hiring another one of the candidates

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraham-mathew-21221b29/

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phyzix5761 ◴[15 Jul 25 01:26 UTC] No.44567019[source]▶
The market is very difficult right now from my experience. Some people I know have been out of work since the start of the year and still haven't found anything.

I think once IRS section 174 is overturned the market will get better.

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silisili ◴[15 Jul 25 01:55 UTC] No.44567156[source]▶
I thought it was overturned with passage of BBB and retroactive even, is that incorrect?
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1. satvikpendem ◴[15 Jul 25 04:33 UTC] No.44567848[source]▶
That is correct.