This is disability
employment awareness month. As you click on the website of the first link
you will also notice at the top, that the website is not being regularly updated
due to the irresponsible government shutdown. It is important to note that the impact of the
lack of duty of care for the American People impacts so many different areas.
Disability employment continues to be a serious issue across
the world. The US Dept. of Labor website does offer a variety of tools and
pieces of information including ideas of what you can do. Autism Speaks has posted its report – Employment
Think Tank which is an important read.
Accessing consultation to improve the accessibility of the
workplace including various aspects of specific job duties is one way to
continue to move forward. Consultation must include people with disabilities in
order to make effective changes. An
inclusive world must include all voices in order to make sustainable changes
which are responsive to the dynamic and diverse workforce we will continue to
have.
It goes back to seeing the person first. There are so many people who are waiting to use their gifts and talents. What a tremendous loss this is to everyone when we are not able to capitalize on this.
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