Theresa Klepper

This space is a system - do you integrate me into the system, or, do you integrate the system to me? When I enter into it with my accommodation, the whole space shifts, the whole system shifts. Yet, accommodations have been applied in an isolated way.

Analyzing the experience of employees with disabilities as it relates to the leaders conflict style and the organizational conflict culture. Within an organization, a supervisor’s actions impact accessibility, perhaps even more than the human resources department (HR). Here’s one of my latest experiences trying to get accommodations which demonstrates this. I first went to HR with my Doctor's letter explaining the accommodations that I needed due to my neuropathic pain and spine disability....

In prior blogs, I’ve discussed the importance of understanding power, dependency and group dynamics when negotiating with another party,...