Giving Voice to Disabled Employees

This research investigates why employees with disabilities struggle to make their voices heard in organizations. By combining research on employee voice and workplace disability, it identifies three key dilemmas that hinder participation: deciding whether to disclose or conceal a disability, navigating inaccessible formal and informal communication spaces, and overcoming organizational priorities that often marginalize disability-related issues. The study shows that silence is not a personal choice but the outcome of structural and organizational barriers. It calls for more inclusive workplaces where accessibility, psychological safety, and equal opportunities to speak up enable disabled employees to contribute fully.