Doors Closing Project

Vermont workers are being asked to return to offices and physical workplaces under policies that overlook disability, chronic illness, caregiving responsibilities, rural access barriers, transportation gaps, and the economic realities many households face.

For many, remote and hybrid work wasn’t a perk, it was a lifeline.
This project asks a different question: What happens when that door abruptly closes?

The “Doors Closing” archive is an anonymous inbox collecting lived experiences from Vermonters affected by return-to-work mandates. Workers can share their perspectives without fear of retaliation. Submissions will be turned into a public-facing art installation using a reclaimed door. Each story printed, layered, and sealed onto the surface as a testimony to the voices shut out of the current policy conversation.

This is not a complaint box.
It is a community record, a policy artifact, and a reminder that access is a basic condition of economic security.

Share your story anonymously:
No names, no emails, no identifying details required. Please enter hausofvaneps@gmail.com in the email box to remain anonymous. 

Your stories will be used to:
– Document the human impact of return-to-work mandates
– Inform ongoing advocacy around economic security, access, and disability equity
– Shape a public art piece titled “Doors Closing”
– Build evidence for policy testimony, commission reports, and public hearings

Your voice matters!

Even when the door tries to close.