Empowering Employees with Disabilities

Lifelong intellectual disabilities often can hinder a person's ability to acquire skills or get a job. The people who run the Wildflour catering company near Washington, DC know that, so they have made a special effort to hire people with disabilities. VOA's June Soh visited Wildflour and learned that the company gives its employees marketable skills, and sends them home with more than just a paycheck. Amy Katz narrates.

[@dawnnicolas7617]

I love this! God doesn't make junk, we all have limitations. It is so refreshing to see these people in jobs that they love and the pride that they feel! 😇💜

[@rogerhackler223]

You are right, and the Lord Jesus Christ who was the only Son of God was a sorry ass mother fucker!

[@hollydugal5299]

That's great that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was signed
and enforced. Unfortunately, the blind and visually impaired
communities across the United States still faces the highest rates of
unemployment, poverty and homelessness. About 70% to 83% of blind and
visually impaired people are currently unemployed. Around 1 in 4 of
these individuals are homeless. The ADA law has made significant
impacts on certain groups but not others. Regardless of education level
and job skill level, we blind and visually impaired folks still face
huge negative prejudices and stereotypes from employers when it comes to
employment.

[@jasminflower3814]

Wow, that is very very sad. To think a blind person is out on the street homeless is heart breaking. ;-(

[@janr.1077]

This is amazing! God bless this restaurant owner!

[@JojoLibra]

Wonderful story, VOA

[@sroevukasroevuka]

We need more places like this focusing on abilities not disabilities.

[@DJBuglip]

Good work, chefs, kudos. That's an excellent end of the industry to devote your talents to, I'm inspired.

[@beenadhankani]

This is awesome..love you all, God Bless...

[@Eurodance90schick]

This is a great video.

[@donna6679]

We can do this!!!!

[@minibus9]

cool video

[@hilreywatson4193]

We defeat ourselves by wondering if we can get things done. Being positive is better for focus.

[@hollydugal5299]

I have disabilities myself. I have worked all my life since high school and I have a Bachelor's Degree with additional education. I hope to finish my Master's Degree someday. I refused to work in one of these sheltered workshops or slave shops for sub minimum wage / slave wages. There are a lot of qualified people with disabilities who have college degrees and possess a lot of valuable skills and they constantly face deep-rooted employment discrimination. I'm not an X-felon or a criminal who can't pass the criminal background check. People with disabilities should not have to be on food stamps or public assistance or have to live in the ghetto because of prejudice employers. Section 14C of the Fair Labor Standards Act needs to be abolished because it's act of slavery and oppression. This give employers legal permission to pay people with disabilities slave wages or sub minimum wages. You can't live on sub minimum wages, when cost of living keeps going up. I have a huge problem with society when they make oppressive laws to drive certain groups into extreme poverty and homelessness. Society made these oppressive laws toward African Americans, Native Americans and they're doing this toward us disabled folks.

[@ccthelema6935]

So act of slavery & oppression made for ppl with LD, oppressive laws for black Americans, like African, Haitian immigrants to work as a slave for minimum wages specially if they can't earn a degree here.

[@zoomermench6563]

Shut up

[@sparkly21]

@@zoomermench6563 why?

[@philasopherr]

You better go off girl. It needs to be said. I think it's wonderful that they have an opportunity to work but you know like I know us disabled people can do more, can do ANYTHING, and certainly can shoot for higher than minimum wage. It's wonderful that this place is making the first steps though so I still appreciate their efforts.

[@storyteller3589]

Looks like a nice restaurant

[@laoiseoconnor2231]

Faith in humanity 😇🙂

[@Funhunt143]

My name is Mahesh. Andhra Pradesh in India. Do I have a donor who can take the disabled to my country and offer me training and employment?

[@tbertram88]

dont think of having a disability as you cant do what other people can do we learn and better ourselves each day
every day is a new learning experience
beleive in yourself :)

[@dark_charger73]

I have a disorder ADHD

[@adnanabolcair461]

Shout out mga taga MCM

[@toxicboom1119]

Hey My name is Keisha Starnes and I have a disability call Korea and I love to cook I have 3 children and I'm also married how would I be able to turn up for a program like that that can help me reach my goal now I do have a movement problem but I hope that you know okay if you can comment I would appreciate it to let me know if there's something possible that I can do maybe even move up there if I have to God bless you thank you and that's my son's picture but I am his mother

[@adammattiussi1201]

what is john Stevens saying @ 2:38

[@ropongi1008]

So, if you are a business owner, how do you make your business thrive if over half of your employees are intellectually disabled.

[@jasminflower3814]

They are doing the tasks well. The owner makes it thrive because he has the business brains to make it work. The intellectually disabled people do the labour for him.
Win win all around.

[@Naga704]

Hello I'm a handicap
I need a job anyone
Help me

[@surjitdhoot1459]

For a jod Rit leg 60% Handicap

[@emeraldkimble7602]

Service star another agency fir special needs

[@scottricker3008]

You are exploitng individuals with disabilities paying them $7.25 an hour while they prepare ingredients for expensive meals

[@darkangelstarspiritual9595]

HI GUYS