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How City Fails The Wheelchair Users
Here we have some of the worst exemples of how some cities fails the wheelchair users . Disabled people or handicapped who use wheelchairs already have a difficult life and these ridiculous obstacles make it even harder .
Unfashionable Hiring Practices
Albany, NY, September, 2016 – Workers with disabilities have unemployment rates double the rate of those in the general workforce and earn as little as half of what people without disabilities earn. Disability Rights New York’s (DRNY), investigation and study, conducted by labor economist Marc Bendick, Jr., Ph.D., demonstrates that these outcomes often arise not because these workers can’t do the job, but instead because employers don’t give them a chance. The first of its kind study in retail fashion employment found an alarming 41% of retailers discriminated against people with disabilities.
DRNY requested this study to measure discrimination against people with visible mobility disabilities in the hiring process. Many people with disabilities are subject to hiring discrimination, but little is done to challenge these practices as applicants have limited or no information about their competitors and who was selected. DRNY selected retail fashion because it is an industry that engages in constant hiring for jobs that pose few or no obstacles for workers with disabilities.
Between April and December 2015, DRNY sent pairs of job applicants to 91 large clothing, jewelry, and fashion accessories retailers in the New York City area. Each applicant pair had a resume showing successful retail work experience, education, and skills. The applicants were also matched in gender, age, race, appearance, dressed similarly, and had been trained to provide equivalent answers to common interview questions. The only significant difference was that one applicant in the pair used a wheelchair or a cane, while the other had no visible disability. To ensure the reliability of the data, the tester with the disability was given a slight advantage in both qualifications and appearance. The pair was then assigned to systematically attempt to apply for open positions at retail stores and participate in group or individual job interviews.
The result? The applicants with disabilities were only 27% as likely to receive a job offer as their equally-qualified testing partners. In all, 41% of the retailers tested were documented as discriminating against job applicants with disabilities who were capable of performing the jobs for which they applied. These employers included large department stores, well-known national chains of clothing stores, and trendy local chains. This rate of discrimination is among the highest ever reported in similar studies of other demographic groups and even higher than the rate found previously for racial/ethnic minorities.
“Some fashion retailers avoid hiring people with disabilities because they don’t embody the stereotypical image retailers want to project for their merchandise,” said Timothy A. Clune, Executive Director of DRNY. “This is not only illegal, it also perpetuates a myopic view of who is attractive in our society.”
Jessica, one of the testers said, “my chair was still the deciding factor of whether I got a job or not.”
In an example from the study, a 21-year-old woman in a manual wheelchair presented herself at a retail store of a national chain of casual clothing for younger men and women. She was instructed to apply on-line from home, and that application triggered an invitation to a group interview. After the group interview, she heard nothing from the chain. Meanwhile, a 22-year-old woman with no mobility limitations presented herself at the same store. The store manager greeted her smilingly, asked her several questions, lent her an iPad to file her application while in the store, instructed her to put down the store manager’s name as the person referring her, and scheduled her for a group interview. At the group interview, the district manager said that she had received the applicant’s information from the store manager and scheduled the applicant for a private interview the next day for a Manager in Training position.
The appropriate way to hire retail sales staff is to ask all job applicants to show how they can do the essential functions of the job, such as picking out fashion outfits and bringing alternative sizes to the customers. “In most job interviews, the applicants’ obvious disability was never mentioned, and in that atmosphere of silence, managers tended to stereotypically assume our applicants were not capable of performing as retail sales employees,” said Dr. Bendick.
The study, titled “Employment Discrimination for Persons with Disabilities: Evidence from Matched Pair Testing,” is available at http://www.DRNY.org or http://www.bendickegan.com/publications.
DRNY is the federally authorized Protection & Advocacy System and Client Assistance Program for people with disabilities in New York. DRNY advocates for the civil and legal rights of New Yorkers with disabilities, including employment discrimination issues.
Fighting to keep his benefits
Nova Scotia Department of Community Services told him he was no longer eligible for financial support. Community Services informed him recently that he would stop receiving his benefits because his spouse earns too much
see full article here. http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/fighting-keep-his-benefits/32067
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Wheelchair use in winter
For people who use wheelchairs, winter weather can make simple movement, like leaving a apartment, difficult.
What It’s Like To Be A Woman In A Wheelchair
Santina is an actress, writer, and improviser—she’s also been in a wheelchair since she was 5 years old.
Accessible Sidewalks: Pedestrians who use Wheelchairs
Accessible Sidewalks: Pedestrians who use Wheelchairs – Access Board – – Accessible Sidewalks is a four-part video developed by the Access Board to illustrate access issues and considerations in the design of sidewalks. The series covers access for pedestrians with mobility impairments, including those who use wheelchairs, and pedestrians who are blind or have low vision.
How To: Choose a Wheelchair
Welcome to Episode 1 of a How To video series presented by NCHPAD with the help of Mary Allison Cook, a wheelchair user for the past 23 years. She will lead us through a number of How To’s for the wheelchair user. In this video you will learn the important aspects of how to choose a wheelchair that is right for you.
How To: Transfer from Floor to Chair
“Wheelchair-bound” is one of Mary Allison’s least favorite words. No one should feel stuck to his or her wheelchair. Transferring out of your wheelchair is an important skill to learn to increase independence and experience life from a different perspective. With a few simple steps, you too can hop in and out of your chair like a pro.
This video depicts the way Mary Allison has found to navigate life. What works for her may not be feasible for you. It is important to take proper precautions while trying new skills and note that some skills may not be safe for you to attempt.
How To: Hop, Pop, and Jump (Part One)
Welcome to Episode 2: Part 1 of a How To video series presented by NCHPAD with the help of Mary Allison Cook, a wheelchair user for the past 23 years. She will lead us through a number of How To’s for the wheelchair user. In this video you will learn the important aspects of how to hop, pop, and jump in your wheelchair wherever you please.
This video depicts the way Mary Allison has found to navigate life. What works for her may not be feasible for you. It is important to take proper precautions while trying new skills and note that some skills may not be safe for you to attempt. In some cases riding an escalator may be prohibited for individuals who use a wheelchair.
How To: Hop, Pop, and Jump (Part Two)
Welcome to Episode 2: Part 2 of a How To video series presented by NCHPAD with the help of Mary Allison Cook, a wheelchair user for the past 23 years. She will lead us through a number of How To’s for the wheelchair user. In this video you will learn the important aspects of how to hop, pop, and jump in your wheelchair wherever you please.
This video depicts the way Mary Allison has found to navigate life. What works for her may not be feasible for you. It is important to take proper precautions while trying new skills and note that some skills may not be safe for you to attempt. In some cases riding an escalator may be prohibited for individuals who use a wheelchair.
How To: Hop, Pop, and Jump (Part Three)
Welcome to Episode 2: Part 3 of a How To video series presented by NCHPAD with the help of Mary Allison Cook, a wheelchair user for the past 23 years. She will lead us through a number of How To’s for the wheelchair user. In this video you will learn the important aspects of how to hop, pop, and jump in your wheelchair wherever you please.
This video depicts the way Mary Allison has found to navigate life. What works for her may not be feasible for you. It is important to take proper precautions while trying new skills and note that some skills may not be safe for you to attempt. In some cases riding an escalator may be prohibited for individuals who use a wheelchair.
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