How a Growing Number of People Identifying as Disabled Could Impact Workplace Accessibility

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🗓️ 10 March 2025

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More workers are seeking accommodations for mental-health conditions, spurring a debate among people with disabilities about whether the growing number of people who identify as disabled helps or harms workplace accessibility. Wall Street Journal columnist Callum Borchers joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.3	As more companies call employees back to the office, a growing number of people are seeking
0:48.9	workplace accommodations based on mental health diagnoses, and it sparked a debate among disabled workers.
0:56.7	They feel kind of torn.
0:58.2	There are some who say strength in numbers,
1:00.4	the more people who are advocating for their needs,
1:02.8	that benefits everybody.
1:04.6	But there are other folks who say,
1:06.3	you know, I'm a little bit concerned
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1:09.8	We'll talk to Wall Street Journal columnist Callum Borshers about the broader impact this could
1:14.6	have on workplace accessibility after the break.
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