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Treasury officials, veterans and commissioners detail employment obstacles for Massachusetts veterans with disabilities
Summary
Treasury officials and veterans described workplace barriers for veterans with disabilities—medical appointment needs, stigma, unclear benefit interactions and limited local recruitment—and pointed to state veterans bonus and other resources as outreach opportunities.
Eman Buzien Sayedee, executive director of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, invited two Treasury officials to describe employment obstacles faced by veterans with disabilities during the commission’s Disability Employment Subcommittee meeting.
The Treasury’s veterans bonus director, Steve Crodo, and Treasury specialist Bill Kulevis outlined barriers including frequent medical appointments after service, employer scrutiny tied to military service, stigma around visible and invisible injuries, and gaps in who veterans contact for benefits. “Veterans have the same issues as a lot of other people with disabilities. Plus the veteran, the military side, they also, an employer, you know, may look a little different, put a little bit more scrutiny on them,” Crodo said.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the barriers affect veterans’ ability to…
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