If only I could use the stairs

I developed a product for my company recently that has gotten some positive feedback from top people and from our audience. This is good. With any luck it will pay for the 12-foot by 6-foot glass wall I shattered this morning in a company elevator.

Really.

I wish I had a good excuse, like the doors were closing and I just scooted in. But no, someone was holding the door, and I zipped in and just hit the wall. Maybe a little fast but I wasn't going at hyper-speed or anything. I am sure I have banged the glass before. Maybe it was just the wrong spot.

Anyway, BANG, it shattered. The person holding the door was like wow, and then he saw the shatter and he was like, WOW. It didn't break apart. It just cracked in a spider-web pattern. I went back and reported it to the security desk and that was more or less it ... so far. Security did call me to make sure I was OK and said they would take care of it.

I have cost my company a lot of money. This, eight automatic doors, a special keyboard tray ... I know they are mostly reasonable accommodations, and I guess they won't fire me because of an accident. I mean I am sure others have lost company laptops or wrecked company cars.

But I am worried I haven't heard the end of this, and in a larger sense what is in it for companies to hire people in wheelchairs? I know I am quite good at my job, but I am not stupid. The company could hire Abel Bodied and it would be cheaper for them.

I feel like I should apologize to the CEO. I told some people after the incident that I wanted to throw up. I still feel that way.