People with 'Invisible Disabilities' Fight for Understanding, an article on NPR
Read or listen to this article by Naomi Gingold on npr.org about one young lady's challenge to work with her "invisible disability." It is unclear how many people in this country struggle with finding work due to their unseen disabilities that many, including doctors, don't fully understand yet. People with 'Invisible Disabilities' Fight for Understanding Some disabilities are more obvious than others. Many are immediately apparent, especially if someone relies on a wheelchair or cane. But others — known as "invisible" disabilities — are not. People who live with them face particular challenges in the workplace and in their communities. Carly Medosch, 33, seems like any other young professional in the Washington, D.C. area — busy, with a light laugh and a quick smile. She doesn't look sick. But she has suffered from Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel condition, since she was 13. There have been times, she says, when she's ...