Given the shortage of jobs in general, it's not an issue I've ever seen come
up.
Despite the standard BS included in job postings about equal opportunities
for women, and maybe something about workers with disabilities (I've often
wondered what would happen if someone confined to a wheelchair applied for
some job involving excavating), basic health and safety regulations are
bypassed way too often here in Germany.
If you can't get water so people can wash their hands before lunch after
excavating in medieval latrines, or provide the mandatory separate portable
toilets for women when you have a mixed crew, then... no one is going to
make allowances for anyone unable, as they say, to "carry their weight" :(
Good luck.

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I'm going to be delivering a short presentation that discusses working as an
archaeologist with a disability. I had a mastectomy and lymph node removal
in 2015 and don't have full use of my arm and continue to have fatigue from
treatment. My disability is not visible--many conditions aren't--but I still
require some modification to my work day. It can be difficult for me to ask
for these modifications, as I feel like I'll be seen as a less effective
employee. At times I don't actually see myself as having a "real"
disability, compared to what others have to cope with on a daily basis.


My question is relatively simple, if you feel like answering: What you would
like coworkers and supervisors to understand about working with a
disability? Your answer can be as detailed as you like, covering both
physical and emotional impacts to your work. Your name will not be shared,
but I may discuss specifics of work modification, impacts to livelihood, or
other issues raised as examples for the audience to consider. The aim is to
bring attention to a population within the world of archaeology that is
often unseen. 

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