Well, I welcome change myself, as I like challenges.  However I personally
know a lot of disabled people who hate changes, I think, because they fear
the unknown.  Also, those who don't work out in the workforce often don't
become used to change, and it's hard for them to deal with.

Another factor, as your co-worker demonstrated, is a lot of disabled people
fear those able-bodied people who don't know them won't understand them.
When I've had a new boss, I normally book a meeting with them and go over my
accomplishments and abilities, and any adaptations I need in order to
accomplish my job, like an amplified handset, a special keyboard holder,
etc. so they know why I need such things.

        Kat

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Arnold" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 11:52 PM
Subject: Making changes


> Friends,
>
> Today I experienced something I don't really understand why it had to
happen
> especially from an individual who has had to experience changes before.
As
> you know I work as a Remote Troubleshooter at the Prentke Romich Company,
> and yesterday my supervisor received a promotion to work in the Research
and
> Development department so she is no longer the technical service
supervisor,
> which I'm truly happy for her because she has worked hard to get where she
> is today.  I'm one of two Remote Troubleshooters who have disabilities and
> we do a wonderful job for our company, but needless to say the other
> disabled person wasn't comfortable with us receiving a new boss and
thought
> he wouldn't understand our disabilities like the other supervisor did.
> Actually I have known our new supervisor for a number of years and he
knows
> what I can do, so I told him about the problem with the other Remote
> Troubleshooter, and he got the feeling that I was worried too, but I'm not
> I'm actually excited because I will get more hours doing what I love.  My
> question, is it common for a disabled person to worry about change because
> I'm actually excited, sure I will miss my old supervisor being my
supervisor
> but I know she is going to be always my friend and I know I'm going to
still
> work with her on somethings.
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony