What's The Difference?

The Forgotten Identity: Disability at Work What You Will Learn: How Victor found his way to DEI work and to shining a light on the important issues around disability at work and its overlap with other minority identities Why Victor's goal in his role as Commissioner for the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities is to bring awareness to disability and accessibility issues What big wins and significant progress Victor has been able to facilitate in his role, including helping New York's park system become the most accessible in the world How around 11% of New York City's population lives their lives with disability, and why people's fear of self-disclosure makes underreporting a real challenge Why many of the technological innovations developed specifically for people with disability benefit all of us Why laws and systems to support people with disability in the workplace are crucial for allowing people to thrive in their roles Why the disparity between New York's pre-pandemic unemployment rate for non-d