Many People with Disabilities are Great Employees

Being a C5/C6 Quadriplegic working in the software industry I often read technical articles in various magazines. Recently I ran into this Computerworld article that highlights that employees with disabilities stand out as being incredibly creative, persistent, hard-working and loyal. Many of us who have significant physical disabilities have to be creative and persistent for our own survival. Because we are often not able to do things the “normal” way, we are literally forced to be creative and perform tasks however we can, and we carry that creativity into problem-solving in the workplace. We have to be persistent and know there’s always a way to accomplish a task. Based on my own experiences being employed as a disabled person I do find a lot of truth in those statements. You can read this enlightening story here.