Getting A Job While Disabled Is A Nightmare | HuffPost Reports

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  • @november_victor9693
    @november_victor9693 2 роки тому +74

    It's hard when your disability isn't visible. People look at you and say well you don't look disabled and you probably just don't want to work. I just wanted to be normal, work have my own place, friends and family. Instead I'm alone with nothing and no one.

    • @MrMartellSincere
      @MrMartellSincere 2 роки тому +8

      I know the feeling when living and dealing hardships alone with an disability 😓

    • @seanm7539
      @seanm7539 2 роки тому +5

      I get that feeling big time mine isn’t visible ether

    • @alwyzDTF
      @alwyzDTF Рік тому +7

      This is extremely relatable. I survived 5 years of cancer which wiped out my immune system allowing kidney failure to occur a few times in my life and even worse left me with gastrointestinal issues that prevent me from being consistent in anything I get to do. On the outside I always get told that I look fine so I get treated as if I am over dramatic or lying about what is going on internally. I have paperwork to prove everything but nobody will read the 10,000 pages of documents explaining my history to understand why I am the way I am...Not even the government who evaluated me externally and claimed I am no longer disabled while at the same time my paperwork claims there is no cure for any of my illnesses.
      Know that you're not alone and I care about you and all of us in this position. Stay true to yourself

    • @ceooflonelinessinc.267
      @ceooflonelinessinc.267 11 місяців тому

      What kind of disability do you have? I hope you see my comment.

    • @hazthecoconut
      @hazthecoconut 10 місяців тому +2

      Send you all lots of strength, I can relate to what you’re saying 😢

  • @elliecallahan5874
    @elliecallahan5874 3 роки тому +92

    I have autism (aspergers) and I work at Qdoba right now. I applied at several other jobs like Dairy Queen, McDonald’s and chipotle and disclosed my disability on my application and none of them even offered to interview me. I didn’t disclose my disability for Qdoba and they hired me right away. This world is messed up.

    • @PD-ss6qb
      @PD-ss6qb 3 роки тому +1

      @Adolf Hitler I worked at McDonald’s before and the managers are the most uptight arrogant hotheads I’ve ever met. If I could tell them something I’d be like you still work at McDonald’s just cause you’re a manager doesn’t make you special

    • @RandomSkyeRoses
      @RandomSkyeRoses 3 роки тому +1

      Do you still work there?

    • @elliecallahan5874
      @elliecallahan5874 3 роки тому +2

      @@RandomSkyeRoses no I work at Chipotle now

    • @RandomSkyeRoses
      @RandomSkyeRoses 3 роки тому

      @@elliecallahan5874 do you like it there?

    • @elliecallahan5874
      @elliecallahan5874 3 роки тому +1

      @@RandomSkyeRoses yeah!

  • @Greven866
    @Greven866 4 роки тому +79

    I tried keeping a regular job for 16 years with learning disabilities and its impossible. The pain and humiliation scars you severily when you get constantly fired one job after another.

    • @Greven866
      @Greven866 4 роки тому +1

      @Cara Ferdinands Look its not anybodys fault you got this. Try different government help programs and try to stay positive

    • @Greven866
      @Greven866 4 роки тому

      @Cara Ferdinands Just try to stay strong

    • @sum1834
      @sum1834 4 роки тому +1

      @@Greven866 I'm assuming the person you replied to deleted their comment. You are so strong and keep staying strong!

    • @harryh875
      @harryh875 3 роки тому

      Try taking ginko biloba, and playing dual n back 20 minutes a day, including the brain game elevate. These will help out big time.

    • @SkyTheAvali
      @SkyTheAvali 2 роки тому

      I'm in your shoes, has anything changed? I'm sick n tired to being treated the way I am

  • @God_of_Ramen
    @God_of_Ramen 4 роки тому +68

    My disability has prevented me from doing some of the things I wanted to do in my life. But these men make me feel proud to have worked at all. I will never give up.

    • @supergamergrill7734
      @supergamergrill7734 4 роки тому +5

      Yeah me too. I wanted to join the army since I was able to walk but Cancer hit me like a truck.. 2 times and I can't go 5o the army since I'm too physically and mentally weak. This sucks.

    • @andreatamati9813
      @andreatamati9813 3 роки тому +2

      I know what you mean.

  • @corinatsan
    @corinatsan 4 роки тому +73

    People moaning about the pay gap between men and women whilst disabled people are allowed by law to be paid at a subminimum level. That is absolutely disgusting, disabled people are always getting shit on and the majority of the public do not care.

    • @cochiefemeralds3616
      @cochiefemeralds3616 4 роки тому

      Yeah no kidding

    • @booboobunny5655
      @booboobunny5655 4 роки тому

      True, it’s so bad :/

    • @nielsvandervaart3616
      @nielsvandervaart3616 3 роки тому +3

      the wage gap doesnt even exist, most men have higher paid jobs and women lesser paid jobs. and if there is a difference between jobs, u can explain it with more working ours, higher positions cuz women just go get jobs. and more experience, or just more suitable for a job. if u take that all away, it comes down to about 6.6% difference. thats why it is even more disgusting.

    • @anonymous-cx7ng
      @anonymous-cx7ng 2 роки тому

      It’s because they can’t do hard work

    • @mclow094
      @mclow094 2 роки тому +3

      That is why I'm getting rid of my medical records I'm gonna get a new identity and start over from scratch

  • @MrMartellSincere
    @MrMartellSincere 2 роки тому +19

    I hate being disabled & hate these disabled work programs that never helped me find steady employment.

    • @andreasanchez3557
      @andreasanchez3557 2 роки тому +1

      Same I'm dealing with my state's disabled work programs right now and they are refusing to find me a paid job. At this rate, I may as well find work on my own.

    • @MrMartellSincere
      @MrMartellSincere 2 роки тому +1

      @@andreasanchez3557 I'm going back to school this fall as I got tired of the disabled agencies screwing me around and sabotaging me from getting my dreams of going into broadcasting media production

    • @meganmeservey1649
      @meganmeservey1649 Рік тому +1

      Same. I resign job every 5 months because of my learning difficulties

    • @MrMartellSincere
      @MrMartellSincere Рік тому

      ​@@meganmeservey1649I hear you 🫂 these job agencies are trash 🗑️

    • @ceooflonelinessinc.267
      @ceooflonelinessinc.267 Рік тому

      @@MrMartellSincere Where u from man?

  • @0sophie0ful
    @0sophie0ful 5 років тому +52

    They are GREAT people. They have a soul like no other.

    • @GenericJ13J
      @GenericJ13J 4 роки тому

      Couldn't have said that ANY better!

    • @beefy74
      @beefy74 3 роки тому +7

      glorifying disabled people doesn't help them. understanding that they're people and not godsends is vital when it comes to helping and amplifying disabled people's voices. you aren't a good person for thinking that all disabled people are better because of their disability.

    • @0sophie0ful
      @0sophie0ful 3 роки тому +1

      @@beefy74 sorry? Where in my comment is the word "all"? I'm talking about the ones in THIS video.
      I'm not a good person? Get a life.

    • @beefy74
      @beefy74 3 роки тому +4

      @@0sophie0ful Able-bodied/neurotypical people love to glorify disabled people by calling them better and that "they have souls like no other", but are angry when told that saying that is shitty and weird. It's not complementary, it's dehumanizing.

    • @0sophie0ful
      @0sophie0ful 3 роки тому +1

      @@beefy74 oh and if I would say that a non-disabled human has a good soul it would be ok right? They want to be treated like the rest of us.
      Some of you really like to make a full out of yourself.

  • @rebeccacayol7832
    @rebeccacayol7832 5 років тому +40

    I am so proud of my son Miguel who has made it this far with the help of many supporters family, friends ,,HRC NYC ORGANIZATION , Barclay Center Employer and coworkers who has given him confidence in himself to achieve his goal in life . He has come a long way after being bullied and hurt at schools which he endured mild brain damage. .Was in a coma for 3 days.
    Lost his internship from the Federal Reserve job due to
    an anxiety attack. .He had to build back his self confidence which was not easy but with patience ,prayers, love and not allowing the focus on the disability but on the achievement makes a vast difference. Bravo 👋👏

    • @sum1834
      @sum1834 4 роки тому +1

      I'm so glad! May god help your family prosper more! May I ask how you supported your son throughout it?

    • @sc85photography75
      @sc85photography75 3 роки тому

      Amazing and huge inspiration!
      I firmly believe everyone on this earth has something good to offer! We simply have to all help eachother and encourage one another! When we do that, everything is possible! 👍

    • @xolz3012
      @xolz3012 3 роки тому

      Big ups Miguel 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

  • @cochiefemeralds3616
    @cochiefemeralds3616 4 роки тому +70

    Disability does not disable people; Discrimination does

    • @beefy74
      @beefy74 3 роки тому +21

      No, the system does. Capitalism values productivity, when most disabled people aren't productive in the ways corporate entities can use. discrimination is a side effect of the society built for able-bodied people

    • @bunnyboo6295
      @bunnyboo6295 2 роки тому +2

      @@beefy74 Dude many can be productive in some way you teach them a basic job they are hard workers having a disability does not mean they don't have a talent at something. Did you not watch the vid how that one man got promoted and is really good most likely better than most average people at what he is doing. He is able to help much better due to his understanding of having his own struggle he puts the people he is helping at ease caters to them. I would 100% rather have him greeting if was in wheelchair over a lazy entitle person that ignores customers like many average people do

    • @Chiller-pc1dv
      @Chiller-pc1dv Рік тому

      No disability is called disability for a reason....because it is disabling..... Like I still have a heart condition and chronic illness as well as mental disabilities whether or not I'm around a bigot.

    • @stxrryd
      @stxrryd Рік тому +3

      @@beefy74 the interview process for disabled people is absolutely discriminatory. there are a lot of assumptions made for people of various disabilities. the world "disabled" on a resume should mean absolutely nothing until there is an interview conducted. there have been several people in wheelchairs denied jobs not because they are physically incapable of sitting at a desk and using a computer, but because employers assume that these people are intellectually retarded. that is discrimination.

  • @BankruptMonkey
    @BankruptMonkey 4 роки тому +29

    Part of my disability is that I get sick really often. My immune system sucks, so I'll be taking way more sick days than others use. I also can't stand or walk on my feet all day. Basically that means white collar jobs won't hire me for being sick too often, and retail/food/landscaping service jobs that might be okay with paying day to day when I am healthy won't hire me for not being able to be on my feet all day. Sometimes I'm basically housebound. Thankfully I only have to pay $70k in student debts on zero income and can live at my parent's house.

    • @lucaswalkthroughs123
      @lucaswalkthroughs123 4 роки тому +1

      Try a stay at home job or something online orientated ! wishing you well

    • @sc85photography75
      @sc85photography75 3 роки тому +1

      Hi, I'm sorry to read about your condition, that must be hard enough on its own, without the worry of finding and keeping a job.
      Have you considered professions which allow you to work from home aswell as on site?
      Perhaps there might be something in creative technologies, or media which might work for you?
      Given the times we live in with many industries adapting to working from home, you might find more jobs of that nature these days?
      Just a suggestion for you! I hope it helps.
      Either way keep the faith and you will find the path you are ment to be on. 👍

    • @BankruptMonkey
      @BankruptMonkey 3 роки тому +1

      @@sc85photography75 I've been trying to find sit down hourly wage or labor type jobs, I found one in piano tuning but for Covid. It's given me hope that I have options though!

    • @sc85photography75
      @sc85photography75 3 роки тому +1

      @@BankruptMonkey Well thats good and when this Covid thing is over (which it will be eventually) perhaps you can go back to that!
      Another option might be telephone based jobs you can do which can be done from home too.
      There are always options and solutions, you've just got to keep persiting and you will find them! You are going to be fine, don't worry! Keep the faith! 🙂👍

    • @BankruptMonkey
      @BankruptMonkey 3 роки тому

      @@sc85photography75 thank you Sean, you are really encouraging.

  • @hollydugal5299
    @hollydugal5299 3 роки тому +35

    I’m legally blind myself. Everyday I wake up and feel blessed to have food, clothing, shelter and be employed. At least 70% to around 83% of us blind and visually impaired folks are unemployed and experiencing homelessness and other disparities because we can't get a job or find housing, due to being unemployed. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was a little helpful but up to a certain degree. I was homeless for six months back in the late 1990's when I was in my 20's, due to deep-rooted employment and housing discrimination. The disparities and statistics are probably a lot higher now because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I can't even imagine. You could have all the education, volunteer experience and skill sets in the world and still can't get a job. When rents or mortgages are a thousand dollars a month and up, Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is not going to cover everything. Absolutely disgusting. We are not criminals or X-felons. We have bills to pay and have to live. We should not have to live like this. And Section 14C of the Fair Labor Standards Acts needs to be abolished. This law gives employers every legal right to pay workers with disabilities sub-minimum wages. That's downright slavery. I refused to work for 50 cents an hour, for example. That doesn't even cover my bus fare going to and from work. These oppressive laws that keep people with disabilities impoverished and poor all need to be abolished. We face more disparities than most other groups but society doesn't want to talk about that. The bottom line is educating employers about hiring people with disabilities, regardless of education level, skill sets and volunteer experience. Some employers are willing to change their negative attitudes and serotypes about hiring people with disabilities and other employers just don't want to because they consider us a liability. You get tired of everybody considering you as a liability. Something needs to change. People of color fought for their civil rights and are still fighting for them. We disabled folks are still fighting for our basic civil rights. I don't think that's too much to ask

  • @Jen-tv5tc
    @Jen-tv5tc 2 роки тому +10

    Hi! My name is Jen, I have a disability in my case it’s cerebral palsy. I was affected on my right side and I’ve been trying to find my place in this society. However I’ve experienced being discriminated because of my physical disability. This truly is hurtful because I just want to be accepted in this world. I want more situations similar to those in the video to give everyone a chance. Having a disability does not determine if we’re capable of doing the things that those without a disability are able to do. I’m extremely happy for Julie and I hope many others are given the opportunity to shine ✨❤️

    • @Icanonlycaresomuch
      @Icanonlycaresomuch 2 роки тому +2

      Hey Jen! I also have cerebral palsy on my right side and have been discriminated because of my disability. After a while it hurts and you don't give a crap about being accepted. I am still trying to find my place and my special "career" that suits me. I have recently taken up kickboxing and have been sparing and doing better than people with two hands making them feel shamed as they should be! Never give up!!!

    • @citizenx3729
      @citizenx3729 2 роки тому

      We need to unite we need to March! Are basic human rights are being abrogated and if we don't resolved to take productive action we will be ripe for extermination at the hands of our perpetrators in Washington and in the boardrooms alike. BLM has shown us the way. We must organize for our survival. We must march and seek remedy through the 14th amendment if necessary.

    • @Tikwiza-qw8zn
      @Tikwiza-qw8zn 2 місяці тому

      Me to your not alone it's so hard

  • @blossomtan1876
    @blossomtan1876 4 роки тому +14

    More companies should give the disabled a shot to try out and give them fair wages.

  • @alexandersson6850
    @alexandersson6850 3 роки тому +15

    This is so relatable.. I have a severe physical disability and finding a job has always been a nightmare.. especially since my disability is a invisible one.. a lot of times employers don’t believe I’m disabled.. and if they do, I never hear from them back after the interview.. I hate it

  • @WubiWatkins
    @WubiWatkins 3 роки тому +5

    I've busted my back 4 times, I've had cancer 4 times, I have cancer again, and can only work about 4 hours A-day.. After that I'm in so much pain I cry and then can't see.
    There is no help out there for us.

  • @mrandersong1
    @mrandersong1 4 роки тому +16

    I want to get off disability but I don’t want to risk losing it either because I’m diagnosed Bipolar so I could be fine one minute but the next I’m not and that’s why it’s been hard for me to keep jobs or do well in school. But I hate being enabled by disability and I’m trying to figure out what to do.. I have a degree in Psychology with a lot of customer service experience.

    • @sc85photography75
      @sc85photography75 3 роки тому

      Hi Greg, this is a field I am very interested in.
      Can I ask, what would help you to maintain a job whilst living with your condition?

    • @mrandersong1
      @mrandersong1 3 роки тому

      @@sc85photography75 self awareness has helped... being aware of triggers that cause me to go back to self pity and addictions which are usually laziness and enabled careless behavior.

    • @sc85photography75
      @sc85photography75 3 роки тому

      @@mrandersong1 Sounds tough Gary but the fact is you are still here, still trying and that tells me there is a lot of hope for you yet.
      No matter what, keep going, never give up and you will make it in whatever it is you want to do! Just keep believing dont let anyone tell you, you cant do it! ....the best is always yet to come, keep the faith and keep going pal! You will get there!👍🙂

    • @mrandersong1
      @mrandersong1 3 роки тому

      @@sc85photography75 Yeah, it would help if I had some passion for life but that died in my 20s. I really have no desire for anything but can't stay stuck in that mental programming or i will eventually get suicidal.

    • @sc85photography75
      @sc85photography75 3 роки тому

      @@mrandersong1 Finding something we are passionate about can seem very hard at times. But sometimes we can try too hard to look for it or beat ourselves up for not feeling that passion for something in life because we look around and see everyone elses life going according to plan....I know I've done that.
      For me, when I feel a bit like that, I take myself off to somewhere quite, out in nature to a wood or a park where its quiet or maybe to the beech to watch a sunrise or a sunset and just appreciate the quite, and whats around me and try not focus on whats bothering me and just be glad for the moment Im in at that exact time and second. I do landscape photography and I find it helps to distract my mind, by capturing the beauty around me and looking for compositions.
      Over time I find my mind becomes a bit clearer, and I have more clarity about things.
      It takes patience and practice, but for me it works ( not always, but a lot of the time it does work). Perhaps you can try something like that and see if it helps. 🙂👍

  • @Thejukebox091982
    @Thejukebox091982 2 роки тому +6

    Hi everybody, just wanted to say, people with disabilities who are either blind, have a learning disability, or any other kind of disability deserve to have a fair chance in this world. In God's eyes, we are all equal. My hart goes out to everybody struggling to find work, especially during the Corrona Virus Pandemic. Keep pressing forward every one, and don't lose hope. God bless.

  • @patriciacolors7178
    @patriciacolors7178 3 роки тому +6

    I looked this up because I have Major Depression, OCD, and Anxiety. I have quit two jobs in 4 months. I want to ask for accommodation but I wouldn't even get the job if I didn't mask my symptoms and "prefer not to answer". I relate to Miguel sooo much. Already nervous so when you are talked down to or it takes you longer than others than you feel worthless. I start to spiral out of control at that point.

  • @MzGumby02
    @MzGumby02 4 роки тому +35

    I still have trouble finding work after all these years. I have to do under the table stuff if I can find it just to get by. THen when you have people judging because you can't get hired as easily it makes you feel really bad. It's not as easy as it looks. I get a lot a mess about my gender, sexuality, and disability. I hope one day to find something I can just do, and not have to worry about struggling anymore.

    • @GenericJ13J
      @GenericJ13J 4 роки тому +1

      Don't worry; you WILL eventually!

    • @lucaswalkthroughs123
      @lucaswalkthroughs123 4 роки тому +1

      i hope you can find something too, use EVERY resource available. wishing you well

    • @pipperoni3636
      @pipperoni3636 3 роки тому +2

      It's got nothing to do with gender or sexuality and everything to do with ability.

    • @MzGumby02
      @MzGumby02 3 роки тому +5

      @@pipperoni3636 How would you know unless you've experienced it? It's called discrimination.

    • @bunnyboo6295
      @bunnyboo6295 2 роки тому +3

      @@MzGumby02 The gender sexuality isn't as frown on as it once was disability still is. What I have found best foot in door is holiday season most place's hire in Bluck and don't really pay much attention to who they are hiring since most are going to be cut after. Once in you can prove yourself take those days no one wants without complaining might make you outshine a good amount ups your chance of being a keeper. It is easier to prove yourself once in the door so take advantage of huge hiring times

  • @daymonae5196
    @daymonae5196 5 років тому +13

    I got hired at Holiday Inn Express in Michigan, and got Laid -Off, five days later, even though I did a great job in both housekeeping and laundry department. This action took place because of a minor limp that I have, due to Diabetes that caused a mild case of Edema. Will keep you posted, and let you know if I was put back on the schedule, after I present the General Manager that did this to me, with a letter from my Doctor regarding my limitations. She tells everyone she's afraid to put me on the schedule cuz I may be a Liability, but never did have this conversation with me about what she said, but speaking this about me behind my back...I only spoke to her once when she ask was I physically capable and I told her I was, but maybe should be part time. She agreed, then put me back on schedule, then did an entire psycho turn around and took me Off, after working for barely five days...❤

  • @jesseray6340
    @jesseray6340 5 місяців тому +3

    I will tell you right now 20 years ago when I just turned 16 and tried to find a job it was almost impossible the only ones were pathetic pathetic they weren't even fast food so don't ever tell me that it is easy to have a disability and find a job it's not it's hell especially a job that will pay your ******* bills and even after I went to college and got my masters it was still like pulling teeth to find a half *** descent job.

  • @kathleengooch1196
    @kathleengooch1196 5 років тому +17

    I can't work anymore 😭 so I'm glad that they can work 😊👍

  • @DonaldHarrington-vl7zq
    @DonaldHarrington-vl7zq 9 місяців тому +2

    I had a lot of jobs even after a traumatic childhood where my adopted parents and adopted brothers and townspeople raped and trafficked drugged and starved me 3-5 times a week everyday when I came home from school other homeless people would of gave up had they went through what I did I never gave up I just distanced myself from all the people who abused me anytime I call out their bad behavior they retaliate against me I put thousands of people in prison when I worked with probation and finished

  • @SuperSilviao
    @SuperSilviao 3 роки тому +12

    I was working in a place where a disabled individual was being bullied and mocked at behind his back. I was in a training and couldn't say anything.

  • @geoffreynauwelaers6602
    @geoffreynauwelaers6602 4 роки тому +6

    Much better way to look at it, everyone deserves a chance.

  • @fightemploymentdiscriminat9836
    @fightemploymentdiscriminat9836 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for bringing attention to this HUGE problem!

  • @davidgallegos6925
    @davidgallegos6925 2 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing this. It helps me more than I can could ever write and share in a comment section

  • @pureblood369
    @pureblood369 5 років тому +31

    And yet I'm sorry there is people with no problems that refuse to work and this young man got himself a job and he's good at it respect to him

    • @beefy74
      @beefy74 3 роки тому +12

      it is extremely difficult to get a job for anyone these days, especially disabled workers. saying that this disabled guy got a job and everyone else who are unemployed should be like him is fucking weird. you aren't addressing the core problem with this country. you're using disabled people as a pawn for your shitty politics.

    • @koalafromtomorrow5656
      @koalafromtomorrow5656 3 роки тому +4

      I don't think that was Thier intetion I think that they were refrig to people who just simply don't want to work

    • @beefy74
      @beefy74 3 роки тому +6

      @@koalafromtomorrow5656 judging by the... everything about his comment, i doubt it. he’s probably just mad that people are just now realizing that our country is capable of giving us basic rights, but he doesn’t want to pay taxes. people are working hard, geoffrey, you’re just white.

    • @koalafromtomorrow5656
      @koalafromtomorrow5656 3 роки тому +1

      No need to race into it like I was saying Geoffrey seem to refer people who simply don't want to work but can work

    • @amyyost7022
      @amyyost7022 3 роки тому +6

      @@koalafromtomorrow5656 But abled folks who just don’t want to work just aren’t that common. Even if they don’t mean to, folks like this are likely judging folks who are too disabled to work consistently and just don’t have access to the knowledge and/or expensive diagnoses that would qualify them for proper assistance. And even then, focusing on such a tiny group of folks who are “lazy” or otherwise disillusioned with an unjust society just takes away attention from the flaws of that society that are causing actual harm.

  • @rosemarieramsingh8749
    @rosemarieramsingh8749 Рік тому +1

    I feel like all of us need to do more to increase opportunities for everyone to contribute. All the speakers are inspiring.

  • @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw
    @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw Рік тому +1

    My anxiety is all damn day I don't like people around me because I've been stabbed multiple times in the past

  • @AnthonyMcqueen1987
    @AnthonyMcqueen1987 3 місяці тому

    People with disabilities are a untapped market these are beautiful human beings who deserve to have a life like anyone else. As a father with a son on the Autism spectrum as technology and advances in autism research and jobs opening i have high hopes for him in his future to do what he loves someday.

  • @Dualdito1
    @Dualdito1 2 роки тому +2

    its crazy I am a manual wheelchair user living in the bronx I been trying and applying to different jobs opportunities but no luck , they see a wheelchair and automatically think we cant do nothing i hope I get a chance before dying 🙏

    • @Loriana93
      @Loriana93 Рік тому

      I’m in the same boat myself except I am able bodied, but have facial paralysis meaning that I am unable to show a lot of facial expression. People think because I can’t show a lot of facial expression it means I can’t do anything. I have been unemployed for seven years. Hope we find something eventually! 💜.

  • @angelocastilo1629
    @angelocastilo1629 5 років тому +3

    Good for them. God be with u thank u for the videos

  • @MatthewFordVictoria
    @MatthewFordVictoria 2 роки тому +3

    In my late 20's, I dated a woman who also had Epilepsy and we looked after each other. I met her Family and they met Mine, and we all got along well! When i asked her to Marry Me, everyone was happy, knowing we were perfect for each other. But when we went to get a Marriage License, they insisted that we have I.Q. Tests. I scored a Grade 10 level (couldn't understand Calculus) and she scored a Grade 9 (couldn't do Algebra). Since neither of us have a Grade 12 level, they said we have the minds of a child, and by Law.... Children are Unable to give Consent. Even though I was physically an adult, and she was too, and we'd been dating for 3 years, and our Families were all in favor of it, we were Not Allowed to get Married. Everyone in our community got upset, but the Justice System has the Final Say.
    On the Good Side.... In my late 40's my Seizures stopped, and I was performing on stage in a Music Group where I met another lady who had Seizures as a child but she fortunately grew out of them, enabling her to get a University Degree. We became friends, then started dating, then decided to live together. When her family met mine, it was like a re-run of my first love, only time we were given a Marriage License, and got Married! I'm still unemployed, but I get paid each time I provide some music at a Senior's Care Home.

    • @ceooflonelinessinc.267
      @ceooflonelinessinc.267 Рік тому

      Music? Can you play an instrument?

    • @MatthewFordVictoria
      @MatthewFordVictoria Рік тому +1

      @@ceooflonelinessinc.267 Sure Can! I played practically all the Brass instruments except the French Horn. My Favorite was the Trombone. It's the only one where the notes can slide up and down like a siren.

  • @iron60bitch62
    @iron60bitch62 4 роки тому +9

    I’ve been turned down for at least 50 jobs and the reason very really was told to me but it’s all because of my mental disability

    • @koalafromtomorrow5656
      @koalafromtomorrow5656 3 роки тому

      Soory to hear that

    • @orangechickengorl
      @orangechickengorl 3 роки тому +4

      If you live in the United States, you should contact an attorney as these employers are not allowed to discriminate people with disabilities under federal law.

    • @QwertyS3
      @QwertyS3 Рік тому +2

      ​@@orangechickengorlThey can't get in trouble if they just say it was for a different reason that you can't get hired

  • @Nicole069
    @Nicole069 5 років тому +11

    I applied for target and didn’t get the job.

  • @MyIronman8
    @MyIronman8 4 роки тому +3

    Keep on going man

  • @amy9818
    @amy9818 4 роки тому +3

    I have intellectual inpairment disability and ocd and I’m 19 still don’t have an job I want to be an vet assistant

    • @lucaswalkthroughs123
      @lucaswalkthroughs123 4 роки тому

      Do all the research you can on schools that can teach you those skill and acomidate you, and use all resources avaible to you. Wishing you well and hope you achieve your dreams

    • @awesomesauce2624
      @awesomesauce2624 3 роки тому

      Good luck

  • @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw
    @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw Рік тому

    I can do basic tasks work on cars but I've had so many broken bones from the adopted family attacking me when I was 1-9 years old my bones never healed correctly so I have chronic pain from the time I wake up till I go to bed

  • @josukehigashikata5397
    @josukehigashikata5397 2 роки тому +1

    damn that second guy’s words really spoke to me. inspiring.

  • @unsupportiveperson7724
    @unsupportiveperson7724 Рік тому

    Where I live I can't find work. Because I'm seen as a muscle utility, but I have a hip fracture I can't lift anymore.

  • @saharhadi-osseili6137
    @saharhadi-osseili6137 4 роки тому +4

    I'm partially sighted and I've been applying for jobs for over two and a half years. I'm still looking! 😣

    • @sc85photography75
      @sc85photography75 3 роки тому +1

      Keep the faith! You will find where you are ment to be!
      I mean this in a positive way, but have you considered a career where perhaps seeing isn't essential. Perhaps something where using other senses which you have like listening, can be a big asset. For example something like counselling or psychology?
      Just an idea for you, I hope it helps 🤞👍

    • @saharhadi-osseili6137
      @saharhadi-osseili6137 3 роки тому +1

      @@sc85photography75 Yes thank you that's great advice. I studied Psychology and Criminology for a period of time and now I'm looking into counselling. Also I'm still persevering in my job hunt. I have faith that I will get to where I'm meant to be 😊💪👍

    • @sc85photography75
      @sc85photography75 3 роки тому +1

      @@saharhadi-osseili6137 Thats great, keep going you will get there!
      Job hunting can be hard, but just remember it takes time and patience, but you will find and get that job you want!
      If you get a rejection, dont take it as a negative thing, because its not. All it means, is that job isn't right for you and believe me no one wants to be in the wrong job because it only harms our confidence. So think of rejections as a lucky escape and keep going and eventually you will find that job which is just right for you!
      Just a bit of a tip for you too (up to you if you want to use it though) but when you apply or do interviews remember to focus on what you can do, not what you cant do!
      Think about transferable skills you can bring from your previous jobs or own life experiences too which can be applied to the job you are going for too.
      I have my fingers crossed for you! Keep going, sounds like you are doing amazingly well! 🙂👍🤞

    • @saharhadi-osseili6137
      @saharhadi-osseili6137 3 роки тому

      @@sc85photography75 Thank you Sean. Your advice is much appreciated and I have been doing exactly what you suggested. Unfortunately some employers think of a disabled employee as a burden, hazard and a liability. It's an unfortunate fact. Of course not all employers think this way. Many proudly welcome and employ disabled applicants. It's not about limitations, it's about liberation. 💪😎

    • @sc85photography75
      @sc85photography75 3 роки тому +1

      @@saharhadi-osseili6137 Totally!
      Well, I guess the only way to change the attitude of employers who see disability as a negative thing is to prove them wrong!
      When obstacles stand in our way, you go around them! And if you cant get around them, then go through them!
      So keep going, keep trying, and no matter what, dont give up!
      You prove these negative employers wrong, by never giving up and never letting anyone tell you, that you cant do something!
      When you get that job, you are going to do an amazing job and all them employers who turned you down before, will be regretting it!
      If you want it, go get it!
      Keep going, you've got this! 🙂👍

  • @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw
    @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw Рік тому +1

    They constantly accuse me of things publically and I think that prevents me from being hired part time I already went to court for everything as a minor and adult they only accuse me to cause discourse in my life because people are cruel calculating and rude

  • @heathentongue
    @heathentongue 2 роки тому

    Very encouraginug! Thank you!

  • @jeffcarroll1990shock
    @jeffcarroll1990shock 5 років тому +7

    I fragile X which is a form of autism and currently I am in a workshop. Despite the fact that I'm high functioning the only job I was ever able to hold down was Janitorial work. I quite smart I would love an opportunity to show just how smart I am to the world

    • @Lemons19902010
      @Lemons19902010 5 років тому

      What kind of work do you want to do? Can you go to school to get a certificate and improve your job prospects?

  • @RaisingCain
    @RaisingCain 3 роки тому +1

    hard to find work for me 10 yrs seizures i guess is risky but wont approve me

  • @DonaldHarrington-vl7zq
    @DonaldHarrington-vl7zq 9 місяців тому

    I've had so many injuries back fractures and have been assaulted so many times I can't work full time I tried and couldn't do it it hurt to much 5 days a week nonestop they drive me into the ground on purpose at almost every job I had with accumulated injuries from being abused my entire childhood I was born without enough oxygen and have partial saribral paulsey when they forced me to work or die in prison they gave me the hardest jobs on purpose to wear me down even more they prevented me from working at most places and attacked me at the jobs they did hire me at I was paralyzed multiple times from being assaulted at work

  • @jemalgonzalez4540
    @jemalgonzalez4540 4 роки тому +6

    never give up keep on pushing forward❤

  • @MatthewFordVictoria
    @MatthewFordVictoria 3 роки тому +6

    I wasn't even given a chance to look for a job. When I was about to turn Legal Age, my Parents and a number of Doctors all got together and signed forms that put me on Disability Income, classed me as Unemployable, and sent me to live in a Long Term Care Home for People with Disabilities. For work, they put me in a Workshop where the pay is not money, but a free bagged lunch.

    • @MrMartellSincere
      @MrMartellSincere 2 роки тому +6

      That's awful 😞 I am disabled myself and refused to work for free. That's slavery in my eyes

    • @MatthewFordVictoria
      @MatthewFordVictoria 2 роки тому +1

      @@MrMartellSincere The place was called Goodwill Enterprises. It might still exist in some cities. People with Disabilities were shown that they're good at something, but without the incentive to look for work.

    • @MrMartellSincere
      @MrMartellSincere 2 роки тому +2

      @@MatthewFordVictoria I'm pretty much done with the toxic workforce altogether and got disappointed how I'm mistreated and disrespected for being disabled. After 15 years, I'm tired of dealing with it and an unreliable disabled work programs refusing to help me. I got no felonies or a record

    • @andreasanchez3557
      @andreasanchez3557 2 роки тому

      @@MrMartellSincere Same. The state is holding me back from becoming a teacher but I will fight and I don't care if it means suing some people my dream is to be a teacher and eventually open a school.

    • @MrMartellSincere
      @MrMartellSincere 2 роки тому

      @@andreasanchez3557 America sucks for the disabled and they're all frauds dealing with these worthless and pathetic disabled job agencies

  • @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw
    @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw Рік тому

    My disabilities arnt visible so people cruelty torment and abuse me frequently

  • @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw
    @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw Рік тому

    I had a very traumatic uprising they drugged me and my adopted brothers attacked and raped me my adopted parents sex trafficked me halfway around the world against my will they attempted killing me so many times before I turned 10

  • @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw
    @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw Рік тому

    I had my first heart attack in the second grade

  • @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw
    @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw Рік тому

    I'm severely mentally disabled I lack the ability to do math because my lobe was undeveloped from being born 4 months early

  • @krish.5823
    @krish.5823 3 роки тому

    God bless you!

  • @pur-vidi-vici7774
    @pur-vidi-vici7774 2 місяці тому

    Hiring people with Diffabilities results in a Higher Retention Rate - they are more dedicated than atypical people and much more logical and make Great employees, time to be open about this and be real! Time for Employers to realize the strengths of diffability. I'm not trying to box people here, but from my experience I agree with what is being said here and many make better employees than your standard aTypical person.

  • @ChristineCircelli
    @ChristineCircelli 11 місяців тому

    Yes. It is.

  • @jazzym5873
    @jazzym5873 3 роки тому +3

    I am disabled and I want to work so bad. I studied and earned my personal trainer’s certification and even made a Paralympic development team. But no one will hire me. I’m supposed to start nursing school next summer and I’m afraid to go because what if I spend four more years to earn my BSN only to never be hired…

    • @awesomesauce2624
      @awesomesauce2624 3 роки тому +1

      Stay focused brother

    • @lv9265
      @lv9265 2 роки тому +1

      Hey, it's been 9 months, how are you doing?

    • @jazzym5873
      @jazzym5873 2 роки тому +4

      @@lv9265 I can proudly say that I was hired as a full time personal trainer yesterday, actually. I also used some of my transferable skills to sell charcoal portraits as well as videography.
      It wasn’t easy. At all. I’m still worried that I’ll be let go due to issues associated with my MS, but that’s unlikely, thankfully.
      Thank you for checking in! I hope you are doing well!

    • @lv9265
      @lv9265 2 роки тому +1

      @@jazzym5873 Hey, that's awesome, congratulations!Thank you and I wish you well too.💛

  • @helenarose580
    @helenarose580 4 роки тому

    Great story

  • @Tealsisterfightingtosurvie
    @Tealsisterfightingtosurvie 2 роки тому

    Remind me of taking care of my disabled son who died

  • @Bozewani
    @Bozewani 2 роки тому +1

    I am autistic Id id my political science degree in St thomas Univeristy I currently work for the International Criminal Court I am their international cooperation advisor I can speak the six un languages Arabic Chinese English French Russian and Spanish

    • @seraveegundam2032
      @seraveegundam2032 Рік тому

      As some with a severe physical disability and learning disability I wish I were you buddy!

  • @johnf6687
    @johnf6687 3 роки тому

    He right

  • @boblaw2941
    @boblaw2941 3 роки тому +3

    Cmon these people aren't going to be doctors but give them a decent job

  • @BeaVizcarra
    @BeaVizcarra 2 роки тому

    What remarkable man

  • @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw
    @DonaldHarrington-tr4qw Рік тому

    My adopted parents tried killing me because I was gay by overprescribing medications

  • @itsyaboimat2393
    @itsyaboimat2393 5 років тому +2

    I have Cerebral Palsy and I'm an interior firefighter for the town I live in. I'd say if you're physically able to go to a trade school (trade jobs are in high demand rn) I went to welding school my instructors were awesome about working around my CP I have an arborist trainee job interview coming up next week. the best advice I can give is to find something you enjoy and do as much research as you can and then become the best you possibly can be at it! people with disabilities just have to be able to show we're able and willing to put in the blood sweat and tears to be the best we can at our jobs

  • @terrancehall9301
    @terrancehall9301 4 роки тому

    can you make money being on disability how much

    • @janedoe8566
      @janedoe8566 3 роки тому

      Have to stay under what social security defines as SGA which is 1310 a month. I don’t know if it changes depending on each person case. Also if you have subsidy or extra help for insurance have to stay under whatever amount that is or will lose that extra help paying for insurance.

  • @sharptoothtrex4486
    @sharptoothtrex4486 Рік тому

    That is very objectifying and discriminating all the time. This does not work this way even in the present year!

  • @michaelcacho1367
    @michaelcacho1367 Рік тому

    This problem should be seen by UN not all disble have the same oppurtunities how about the disble who live in a 3rd world countries the disble who cannot move at all who are poor there rights and the goverment must take care of there well being, the true measure of democracy how they treat the less fortunite people,this people is apart of Us everyone must hear what is right and have a good life they did no chose this....

  • @zeno-samareydeltodo5954
    @zeno-samareydeltodo5954 4 роки тому +3

    Viva piñera, mi querido presidente es el mejor.

  • @Metatarsiano
    @Metatarsiano 4 роки тому

    Quien me da las respuestas?

  • @CapAnson12345
    @CapAnson12345 5 років тому +1

    I imagine it is. You can either do the job or you cannot.

  • @lolpatrlolpatr270
    @lolpatrlolpatr270 4 роки тому +4

    Viva la profe judith
    Pd: el maxi aparece en este video

  • @sravansaisravan3854
    @sravansaisravan3854 2 роки тому

    i dont have any disability, but this has motivated me to work harder. thanks guys

  • @DJDoubleCee
    @DJDoubleCee 5 років тому

    I guess you can make anything possible as long as you have the desire for it. It doesn’t matter if you have a disability or not. Helen Keller was completely vision and hearing impaired and yet she earned a college degree. Definitely a perfect example right there.

  • @happyandhealthy888
    @happyandhealthy888 2 роки тому

    Please, please dear Father in Heaven help!!

  • @happyandhealthy888
    @happyandhealthy888 2 роки тому

    Please more Jobs für Quereinsteiger.

  • @xelefonte
    @xelefonte 5 років тому +5

    Very inspiring but I had to play this video in 1.5x speed if you know what I’m talking about.