Julie “Jules” Emeid has a diploma, an honours degree, and a master's in progress, and she still gets read as a twenty-year-old who "doesn't know anything" the moment she walks into an interview. On this episode, she breaks down what ableism at work actually looks like: the hiring bias that sits in the gap between a strong résumé and the room, the assumptions people make about disabled workers, and why so much of it goes unnoticed by the people doing it.Jules is a social worker and public speaker whose master's research focuses on ableism in the workplace. She's also funny on purpose. Humor is how she gets people to relax and actually listen. We get into the school system that tracked her into the lowest classes, the difference between visible and invisible disability, why "anyone can be disabled" should change how we design things, and the one rule she'd give every employer: don't assume, just ask.What we cover* Why Jules uses humor to disarm the awkwardness around disability* Being placed in "essential" classes in high school, and the road to a master's* Ableism in hiring: qualified on paper, judged in the room* Visible vs. invisible disability, and the double standard each carries* Why accessible design helps everyone, not only disabled people* Her rule for getting it right: don't assume, just ask👋 Guest - Julie “Jules” Emeid* Podcast: youtube.com/@rollwithit_withjules* TikTok: tiktok.com/@rollwithit_withjules* LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/julie-emeid-679b8a190/🔗 Follow Accessible Future PodcastYouTube: youtube.com/@AccessibleFutureInstagram: instagram.com/accessible_futureFacebook: facebook.com/people/Accessible-Future/61586380868685LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/accessible-futureEmail: accessiblefuturepod@gmail.com About the Accessible Future Podcast

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