Is there a bias against disability in your Unconscious Bias training?

Sheri Byrne-Haber, CPACC
6 min readApr 14, 2019

Disabilities are largely ignored in most unconscious bias training. Here’s why that is important and how to fix it.

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What is Unconscious Bias?

Unless you have been hiding under a rock, if you live in the US you have probably at least heard the term “unconscious bias” and perhaps even taken unconscious bias…

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Sheri Byrne-Haber, CPACC

LinkedIn Top Voice for Social Impact 2022. UX Collective Author of the Year 2020. Disability Inclusion SME. Sr Staff Accessibility Architect @ VMware.