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oughly 16% of the global population has a disability, and that percentage is growing as people age and develop more health conditions. Yet workplaces frequently aren’t set up for disabled workers to thrive. A new survey finds that while most disabled workers share their diagnosis with at least one person at work, they often face microaggressions and are denied accommodatio
ns.Deloitte released “Disability Inclusion at Work” on December 3, International Persons with Disabilities Day. It surveyed 10,000 people in 20 countries and examined the workplace experiences of those with physical disabilities, chronic health conditions, and neuro
divergence.“We very deliberately carved it out