03/12/2025
Inclusion Starts at Home — Not Just at Work
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we often speak about policies, access, and workplace support.
But inclusion is incomplete if it’s only professional.
Disability isn’t always visible.
It isn’t always physical.
And it doesn’t disappear when we step out of the office.
Many people in our homes live with:
• chronic pain
• mental health challenges
• sensory sensitivity
• neurodiversity
• emotional regulation difficulties
• trauma-based responses
• invisible fatigue
Leadership asks a lot of us.
And sometimes, when work overstretches us, our families receive what is left, not what is whole.
When boundaries blur, workplaces grow — but homes quietly bleed.
True inclusion begins with presence — how we listen, how we respond, how safe in people feel with us in daily life.
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✔️ Support for Visible Disabilities
• Accessible spaces at home & work
• Inclusive design (clear fonts, contrast, captions)
• Ask: “What support helps you most?”
✔️ Support for Invisible Disabilities
• Flexible routines, not just flexible work
• Sensory-friendly spaces
• Multiple formats for communication
• Believe people without proof
✔️ Support for Emotional Disabilities
• Replace judgement with curiosity
• Allow emotional downtime
• Mental-health days at home too
• Ask: “How can I support you right now?”
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Leadership is not only what we deliver at work,
but the emotional safety we create everywhere.
What is one behaviour you can shift today — as a leader and as a human being?
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Rupali Singh Tewari
Founder, Budding Boughs Mind & Wellness
Sound Healing Practitioner | Inner Alignment Facilitator
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