Support Barriers: Things to Consider

• Does a person with a disability have access to family, friends, or caretakers who can provide support, whether physical, financial, or emotional?
• Is a person with a disability treated as a member of the work team and does he/she have friendly, open access with coworkers and other mentors?

Support Barriers: Examples
Here are some examples of situations in which people with varying disabilities may encounter support barriers.

• Your family guardian moves out of town and you lose your family support net. You are left alone to fend for yourself.

Support Barriers: Removal Examples
Here are some examples of situations in which people with disabilities did not encounter support barriers.

• You have been assigned a helpful mentor who includes you in activities at work.