Comments on: Mexico City Airport: Jobs for the Differently-Abled http://beyondprofit.com/mexico-city-airport-jobs-for-the-differently-abled/ social enterprise magazine Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:37:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Christian Rakvaag http://beyondprofit.com/mexico-city-airport-jobs-for-the-differently-abled/comment-page-1/#comment-9069 Christian Rakvaag Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:44:42 +0000 http://beyondprofitmag.com/?p=561#comment-9069 I saw the same and I think we need to look beyond airports. I am going to propose to the Norwegian government that they introduce a law that requires job ads to state how suitable a job is for a differently-abled person (not vice versa!). This information should be a standard classification that would be searchable in internet ads. Employers would then be required to think through - and justify - how adapted the workplace really is, and how it can be improved. Differently-abled people would then also feel much more encouraged and confident when applying for a job classified as e.g. suitable or very suitable. I saw the same and I think we need to look beyond airports. I am going to propose to the Norwegian government that they introduce a law that requires job ads to state how suitable a job is for a differently-abled person (not vice versa!).

This information should be a standard classification that would be searchable in internet ads. Employers would then be required to think through – and justify – how adapted the workplace really is, and how it can be improved. Differently-abled people would then also feel much more encouraged and confident when applying for a job classified as e.g. suitable or very suitable.

]]> By: Josh Kwan http://beyondprofit.com/mexico-city-airport-jobs-for-the-differently-abled/comment-page-1/#comment-8195 Josh Kwan Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:15:03 +0000 http://beyondprofitmag.com/?p=561#comment-8195 Great observation -- I went through the same airport en route to the same conference and wondered the same thing. Thanks for asking the question and raising the challenge: More airports (and more companies!) should be thinking about how to employ people with different skills and abilities. Kudos to the Mexico City airport, and to the friendly customs personnel and janitorial staff in wheelchairs. Great observation — I went through the same airport en route to the same conference and wondered the same thing. Thanks for asking the question and raising the challenge: More airports (and more companies!) should be thinking about how to employ people with different skills and abilities. Kudos to the Mexico City airport, and to the friendly customs personnel and janitorial staff in wheelchairs.

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