Kennedy: Workers with disabilities are ‘untapped resource’
September 24th, 2009From the New Haven [CT] Register:
Speaking at a Connecticut disability hiring forum, Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy Jr. called employment “the final chapter of the civil rights struggle.” It is estimated that some 13 million working age Americans with disabilities are unable to find work.
Kennedy, a lawyer who lives in Branford, Connecticut, lost his right leg to cancer in 1973. He said the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has not brought about needed changes in employment, and called on employers to welcome people with disabilities.
Kennedy … said his disability “has shaped who I am today.”
“People with disabilities are hardworking people,” Kennedy said. “People with disabilities want a job, not a handout.”
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September 24th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
It’s terrible how people can’t get pass the stereotype in today’s world. We are different, we may do things in a different way but we can still get the job done. The government has tried to offer tax breaks to hire the disabled. People’s thinking needs to change. A way to do that is to teach disability awareness. I can go on for days about this…