{"id":54730,"date":"2023-07-13T06:03:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T13:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=54730"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:37:07","slug":"ringcentral-celebrates-disability-pride-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/ringcentral-celebrates-disability-pride-month\/","title":{"rendered":"RingCentral celebrates Disability Pride Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlights:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July is Disability Pride Month<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In honor of Disability Pride Month, we sat down with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Support Engineer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charity Spiers and DEI Program Coordinator Tasia Bromell to learn more about our HUGS Employee Resource Group and to hear about their experiences navigating life and work with a disability<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/diversity\/resources\/celebrating-heritage-months\/disability-pride-month\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability Pride Month<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commemorating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which became federal law on July 26, 1990. That same year, the first-ever Disability Pride parade was held in Boston, Massachusetts to celebrate the law\u2019s passage. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability Pride Month is a time to celebrate the unique experiences, strengths, and achievements of people with disabilities while raising a greater understanding of some of the challenges they face.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recently spoke with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Support Engineer <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charity Spiers and DEI Program Coordinator Tasia Bromell<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to better understand how the Help and Understanding Group Support (HUGS) ERG fosters inclusivity and empowerment for the disabled and neurodivergent communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>HUGS Employee Resource Group<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At RingCentral, the HUGS Employee Resource Group serves as a platform for our disabled and neurodivergent employees, as well as their caregivers and allies, to come together, share experiences, and support one another.\u00a0 This year HUGS is hosting speaker sessions, professional development workshops, and a short story contest, all aimed at empowering and amplifying the voices of our neurodivergent and disabled community members.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>A unique lens.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DEI Program Coordinator Tasia Bromell shared that she was born with a tethered spinal cord, a form of spina bifida. What that means is at birth, part of her spine was in a knot and another part was missing. As a result, she underwent multiple surgeries before the age of two. Surgeons untethered her spinal cord and implanted a metal rod in her back. Today, she walks with forearm crutches and has also endured a lot of other physical challenges. Despite that, Tasia says she would not have it any other way. \u201cBeing born with my disability gave me an entire lens to view life as somebody who is disabled. That has given me a distinct perspective and made me a little bit more open and accepting of all other people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people with physical disabilities don\u2019t have a choice about hiding them she explains, \u201cI work from home so not a lot of people here know, but if they see me in person, it\u2019s something that I cannot hide, and so I want people to be accepting of me, despite what they see on the outside.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>Invisible disabilities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For others living with disabilities, it\u2019s the inability of others to recognize their unique challenges that makes their lives more difficult. Advanced Support Engineer Charity Spiers has multiple diagnoses including ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), and acute fibromyalgia. \u201cFibromyalgia is probably one of the most misunderstood diagnoses, but in summary, it essentially means that my nervous system cannot regulate pain. It is a very interesting and unique kind of disability to have, in part, because it is an invisible disability.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>More than what you see.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or many people who are neurodivergent and\/or living with other types of invisible disabilities, their daily challenge is making their disability known to those around them. One of the unique problems Spiers has faced in the workplace is others not being aware that accommodations are needed. Because Spiers doesn\u2019t have mobility aids or other easily recognizable indications of a disability, it is assumed no accommodations are necessary. \u201cEven though I do not have any mobility aids, this is very real. It does impact me.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spiers shared that one way others can make the workplace a more empowering environment is by not making assumptions about a person\u2019s abilities based on their appearance. \u201cAt first glance, you would not be able to see that I am disabled.\u201d However, due to the acute pain caused by their fibromyalgia, Spiers says <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there are days when basic tasks in life\u2014washing dishes, driving to the grocery store, and even getting dressed in the morning\u2014are sometimes out of reach. At times, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spiers has been met with skepticism and unsolicited advice but, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would like my voice to be treated with respect since I am the ultimate authority when it comes to myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>No pity, please.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tasia agrees that it\u2019s best not to make assumptions based on appearance. She recalled colleagues have sometimes come running from across the room to open a door since they can see her mobility aids, but that feels like pity. On the other hand, if they were right beside her and did the same thing, it might be viewed as politeness, something that they would also do for another colleague who did not have a disability. This is a nuanced distinction but demonstrates how a single action can affect how someone feels they are being perceived. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treat me the same way you would treat someone else and provide me the accommodations I need if I express that. Don&#8217;t pity me for something I&#8217;ve lived my entire life. It is normal for me. There\u2019s no way I can perceive my life to be any different because I do not know anything else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>Pride is powerful.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spiers and Bromell are excited to celebrate their identities and Disability Pride Month. Spiers explains further, \u201cDisability Pride is powerful because we are powerful. I have had to become a very effective problem solver. Put a puzzle in front of me and I will not let it go. I need to solve it. I have also had to learn to be on my toes and be able to be flexible because I can not always predict what my body&#8217;s going to do and that is a superpower.\u201d Charity also says they have become extremely flexible, talented at problem-solving, and excellent at finding resources and reaching out to other people. This is a great source of pride because that means they bring a whole different set of tools to the table, adding value wherever they work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>Dialogue builds understanding.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We asked both Tasia and Charity what could be done to make the workplace more inclusive and empowering for those with disabilities. They agreed it starts with open dialogue and a recognition of the systemic barriers affecting people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) was one of the first federal civil rights laws to address systemic issues including work discrimination, equal access, accommodations, transportation, public services, and telecommunications. It\u2019s a great foundation that companies can build upon by adding employee resource groups and fostering a continued dialogue with their neurodivergent and disabled employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An environment in which employees are empowered and comfortable and have the ability to perform their jobs in the way that fits them and their needs is a company that is going to succeed. 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