The public education thing is a massive one. Most professionals mean well. I don't think many of them are bitter or whatever. They mean well. But whether it's professionals, potential employees, or the general public, I feel there are two things here. One is public education to change the perception of what disability means, what we need, and what can we do. The other thing has to do with employers and who we are as employees. The basic idea is that people with disabilities are just people who maybe have to find different ways to do things but can still do them. Without that idea, employers are not going to want to hire somebody. You need to be okay with who we are before you can consider hiring us, and then you have to figure out the logistics.
On March 19th, 2013. See this statement in context.