Discrimination is when a person with a different color, race, age, gender and a person with a disability is not equally. Discrimination against a person with a developmental disability is the focus here. What is a developmental disability? How and where are people with a developmental disability discriminated against?
A developmental disability is a lifelong disability. It can be a mental and/or physical impairment. DD as it is referred to effects day to day living functions such as; living on your own, handling money, learning different things, being able to move your body where you want, being able to speak clearly enough where others can hear you, taking care of all your daily functions and taking yourself where you want to go.
A person with a developmental disability may not function like everyone else but most of them can still work and live a full life.
Employers are put off by someone with DD. They do not see the person, they only see the disability. Being disabled is not a reason to be turned down for a job.
Those with disabilities are hard workers, they show up on time, they do not miss work and they perform their jobs well if they are properly trained.
Employers who see only the disability are missing out on some great employees.
We need to keep squeaking our wheels until they are all listening.
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