Copyright © Illustration by Hadley Hooper

Copyright © Illustration by Hadley Hooper
Copyright © Illustration by Hadley Hooper

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Creating Jobs For People With Disabilities

At my narcolepsy support group, we discussed what it was that PWN need most that they don't have: alternative employment options. I had a few ideas, but it wasn't until yesterday that I had a real winner.

What if, instead of the traditional labor market where people are hired for hourly increments, there was the option to hire someone to complete a specific task? This would allow under-employed, unemployed, and disabled persons to contribute to society in a way that they currently cannot.

Just think. How many times have you needed help as an individual or company, but not known where to turn for a task that doesn't require hiring someone for the long term? Babysitting, grocery shopping, ordering supplies, even network management and computer programming could be accessible from your fingertips.

If you think this is an idea worth exploring, please sign my petition at: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/create-task-based-job-pool-allow-disabled-and-underemployed-americans-chance-contribute-economic/gGwKgZpZ

This could be the opportunity PWN have been waiting for to show the world that we are not our disease! The only way to know for sure is to lend your support.

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