The article emphasizes the positive impact of remote work for individuals with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights how this work format allowed many people to contribute meaningfully to society despite their challenges. However, recent pushes for employees to return to the office threaten these advancements, particularly in Minnesota, where the state is transitioning back to in-person work. The author expresses nostalgia for the inclusiveness of initiatives like One Minnesota that aimed to improve lives for all marginalized groups, including those with disabilities, and raises concern over the potential loss of remote work benefits.
If there was one good thing about the COVID-19 pandemic, it was that we people with disabilities could hold remote-work jobs and do those jobs well.
Remote work is a lifeline for many of us. I am thankful for companies and units of government that still allow that.
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