#i have seen desk jobs use the must be able to lift 20 lbs loophole

[thedisablednaturalist]

"It is illegal for an employer to discriminate based upon disability! So if you have no excuse if you are unemployed!"

Employers:

[ID: Snippets of job requirements. By bromantically]

1. "This position requires the individual to drive either a company car, rental car or his/her own car in the course of performing their job from time to time. Employee must be able to perform the physical functions of operating a motor vehicle, including use of eyes, ears, arms, hands, legs, and feet. Employee must be able to prove that he/she has a current, valid driver’s with no restrictions." The part that says, "Employee must be able to perform the physical functions of operating a motor vehicle, including use of eyes, ears, arms, hands, legs, and feet." has been highlighted.

2. "Ability to repetitively stoop, crawl, bend at the knees and waist, squat and lift 50 lbs; includes body weight, equipment, tools and boxes, in addition to ability to stand for long periods of time on varied surfaces. Must be able to stand up to five hours at a time." End ID.]

#working while disabled #disabled employee #i have seen desk jobs use the must be able to lift 20 lbs loophole #this is ESPECIALLY PREVALENT in environmental science jobs even those that dont require fieldwork #the first one is for an entry level environmental scientist at dewberry #disclaimer: the second one is from a security guard position bc i couldnt find a ready example of this #without searching through a ton of job descriptions #but i promise you i have seen shit like this for non physical labor jobs #and jobs that have some physical labor but can have accomodations #they just dont want to do the extra work of accomodating to make the work feasible for a disabled person #so they outright say this shit #disability #physical disability #cripplepunk #cpunk #chronic disability #chronic pain #spoonie #wheelchair #from the field