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Business By ElizabethsCakeCreations Updated 4 Aug 2016 , 11:05pm by ElizabethsCakeCreations
So I've decided when I'm hiring, I'm going to hire disabled people. I think a person with down syndrome is the perfect fit for the front of the store. And perhaps someone in a wheelchair for some of the office stuff ect. And of course my mommy who has fibromyalgia and bipolar.
I'm going to hire the right people and create jobs to suit their capabilities, instead of creating a job and finding a person to do it.
this is a great idea -- I love it truly truly truly --
my daughter hired a painter who has a young assistant that actually slows him down a bit and he explained it to her in advance and she was ok with it taking a little longer -- the young assistant has autism and we all felt blessed that her cabinets were painted with such determination and care --
great idea, elizabeth!
That is a great idea.
I am no expert, but feel you should make sure you have everything in place legally and all-kinds-of-compliant with hiring persons with disabilities. I am not trying to scare you, or discourage by any means, just somehow there may be a lot of side issues to cover. Sometimes our best intentions can backfire in the real world that has very little wiggle room for best intentions.
I feel a lot more people deserve a chance to work, than are given the opportunities, and can perform tasks on excelled levels, despite possible limitations. (Works the other way, too: people with no physical and mental limitations can slack, lazy-up, roll down sleeves, and be incompetent and rude at their jobs)
Kudos and good luck.
I think that is a very thoughtful and noble thing to do. As @LelekBolek mentioned there are certain laws (here in th United States and particularly the state I live in) that has certain laws and requirements to be followed regarding hiring persons with disabilities to make sure the employers are properly caring for their employees. It's more to protect the employees from being mistreated which is an excellent thing in my opinion. But it probably does make the hiring and managing a bit more complicated for the employer. There is a place here that specially works with adults with disabilities to locate and maintain employment and it's a wonderful program. It offers opportunities that otherwise might not exist for both the one seeking employment and the ones looking to hire.
I've looked into it a bit and it all depends on who I'm hiring, but I have no issues setting things up :-)
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