Category: Chronicles of Chronic Illness

December 1, 2022

Masks and costumes at work – An essay about coming to work chronically ill

Arguably all of us wear some sort of mask or costume at work, but what are you wearing yours for? I don’t mean an N95 mask, although that can come in handy. In this essay I share my experience wearing masks and costumes in the workplace as a person with disabilities.

December 3, 2021

A personal perspective on disability and intersectionality

Until recently I hadn’t thought of myself as having a disability and would never have thought to tick any box that indicated I have one, outside of medical contexts. Part of that was my own understanding of what disability is. Part was that I couldn’t think of accommodations an employer could or would provide to help me. And part is...