I dunno if this would apply since I'm complaining about the lack of work I get, but it is still a horrible system that we have- mostly the idea that sitting down is seen as being lazy. This isn't even specifically a disability thing.
So I'm physically disabled, but in a way that's not obvious right away. I had a stroke when I was sixteen and now I need to take pills that will make me unable to do some of the things I used to be able to do before. Specifically stand and walk for more than ten minutes without needing a break.
What happens if I can't sit down when I need to is that I'll start getting headaches, start sweating and I'll start shaking. Eventually if I'm on my feet for too long my legs will give out and I'll collapse, and I'll still have the headaches and a minor nauseous feeling for a day or two. At one point I thought that I was having a relapse when I pushed myself too much shortly after I had the stroke trying to do what I used to do all the time.
I don't want to waste anybody's time by mentioning this during an interview, so I mention it in my resume. Maybe it's not the most professional thing, but I'd rather get it over with then knowing that people are “going to find somebody better” and throw it away anyway.
I'm thirty now. I don't apply very often anymore because I don't see the point. I can't do a lot of heavy lifting but I can easily do cashier work (or otherwise any work that's just over-the-counter.) Just give me a god damn chair!
The fortunate thing is that my husband makes enough for both of us, (with the help of our landlord, who's also my grandma) and sometimes I do get art commissions. But my commissions won't pay what a part-time job at $10/hour will. (For example.) But I'd like to be able to get extra money for emergencies, y'know?
I also can't drive right now, but after the situation with COVID gets a little better (like, 85-90% fully vaccinated in my county? We're at 80% right now) I want to try to get my license finally and apply to be a delivery driver in a fairly small town. I think that's something I can do that would require me to sit down frequently. If I can't get a job doing that I'm probably going to return here.