Our Dialogue on Disability Week continues with a conversation about employment discrimination for people with disabilities. “The Good Place” star Jameela Jamil recently turned down a role to play a deaf woman, saying the role should go to a deaf actress instead. Jamil is one of several Hollywood stars speaking out about the need for more inclusion and representation of people with disabilities in the media and in the workplace.
In Rochester, a report released last year revealed that poverty and unemployment are disproportionately affecting people with disabilities. This hour, our guests discuss these employment disparities, discrimination in the workforce, and their ideas for how to create a more inclusive society. In studio:
- Sara Taylor, vice president of employment at Rochester Rehabilitation
- Joe Robinson, veteran and peer job coach at Rochester Rehabilitation
- David Witkiewicz, veteran and data entry specialist at Rochester Rehabilitation
