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I call fraud to the first statement. I see plenty of older and other people working all kind of jobs as I do business here in Commie Cali where we have a higher unemployment rate than the nation. And surprisingly enough, I see faces change as people move to better jobs or get fired because they can't manage the one they have. I'm sure there is another reason this person can't find work if there was any thread of truth to their statement in the first place.
Americans are very generous to people with disabilities. Since passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990, millions of public and private dollars have been spent on curb cuts, bus lifts and special elevators.
The idea has been to enable people with disabilities to live and work with the same ease as others, as they make their way forward in life. I feel sure the large majority of Americans are pleased that we are doing this.
But there is another federal program for people with disabilities that has had an unhappier effect. This is the disability insurance (DI) program, which...
I had two good prospects a couple of months ago.
WIth one they hired a 40 something black female instead of me.
With the other they hired a far less experienced 25 year old white urban lesbian.
Age discrimination is palpable friend.