Thank you for inviting me! I enjoyed talking about VE and disability intersection, #axschat

At first when presented with ADA accommodation forms I was upset my employer of almost 10 years at that time could not accept my absence in a meeting while I was in radiation treatment. However, it was best. I then set the path for making it easier for others in the university.

Yes, it was a huge transition for me and I had to learn about my new community. Many people helped me along the way as “allies” and luckily my partner traveled with me to present my research otherwise it would have been much more difficult.

Yes, it is very culturally bound and even within the cultural there is a wide variation of comfortableness.