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An OpEd graphic with a light blue background features bold blue and purple text. On the left, a turquoise box displays 'OpEd' in white letters. The main headline, in dark purple serif font, reads: 'Trump’s Denigration of People With Disabilities is Unacceptable. It’s Incumbent on All of Us to Stand Up To It.' Below, the byline in smaller purple text states, 'By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager at Creative Spirit.' On the right, the 'Creative Spirit' logo is displayed, with the 'A' stylized as a human figure. Below the logo, a photo of Menachem Rephun, a bearded man in glasses wearing a black suit, white shirt, and pink tie, shows him smiling slightly against a waterfront background with a bridge in the distance.
The past several years have seen substantial growth and progress in reversing the stigma against people with disabilities and neurodiversity, especially in employment. Major companies like Google, Microsoft, SAP, and Hewlett-Packard have implemented programs specifically to recruit professionals who are neurodivergent and provide them with equal opportunities to succeed. This is due both to hard-fought...