April 12, 2009
Down And Out In Buenos Aires
When it comes to achieving full employment of people with disabilities who want to work, the United States still has a long way to go. But things are much grimmer in places like Argentina, where one in three people with disabilities have not even completed elementary and concepts like "reasonable accommodation" are unheard of.
The author of the report states that job opportunities for people with disabilities in Argentina will only improve once they don't have to "generate profits" for others. I'm not sure that's right. Rather, activists and advocates need to help employers understand that people with disabilities can be as productive as able-bodied employees and can usually be accommodated at minimal expense. It requires some employers to be willing to serve as trendsetters and hire people with disabilities, thus demonstrating to everyone else that this is a win-win proposition for the employer and employee.
Posted by wintermute2_0 at April 12, 2009 07:02 PM
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In Belgium there is actually some positive discrimination for people with disablities who want to hold a state job, a job for the government.
Posted by: Mieke Verstraete at April 13, 2009 02:09 PM