On a lighter note I found a story that warmed my heart. A company that makes fire hoses and products for the military are welcoming employees with disabilities. There are currently over 100 employees working there with some type of disability, in this case blindness.
The company is working to make machines safer. Employee’s are trained to make these products without being able to see what they are doing. The employees interviewed in the piece seem to love their job.
I think this is great. Letting employee’s with disabilities feel welcome and useful is important to the development of their self-esteem. It is also extremely beneficial to society. Like it stated in the video almost 75% of those disabled are currently unemployed.
I do not believe we should judge one another by our disabilities, but give everyone an equal chance to participate.
