FAA’s diversity push includes focus on hiring people with ‘severe intellectual’ and ‘psychiatric’ disabilities
- The Federal Aviation Administration is actively recruiting workers with disabilities and mental and physical conditions under a diversity hiring plan.
- Critics argue that prioritizing diversity in hiring may compromise safety in the aviation industry.
- The FAA states that employees with disabilities will be provided reasonable accommodation on the job.
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FAA Pushes to Hire People with 'Severe Intellectual, Psychiatric' Disabilities in the Name of Diversity - Tennessee Star
In a new statement, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it intends to expand its push for diversity hires by hiring people who suffer from “severe intellectual” disabilities.
Phoenicia woman heads to Washington to advocate for hiring people with intellectual disabilities
PHOENICIA, N.Y. — Iva Walsh is headed to Washington, D.C., but not for any rally or to pitch any sort of political point of view. Instead, the 10-year Phoenicia resident whose daughter has Down syndrome is set to testify before a congressional panel on the benefits to small businesses hiring people with intellectual disabilities. Walsh, who is the owner of Mauve’s Place and moved to Fleischmanns’ from New York City in 2003, does employ the disab…
FAA blasted for pushing to hire those with 'severe intellectual' disabilities and 'psychiatric' issues
The Federal Aviation Administration is facing steep backlash after it announced it would actively seek out workers with "severe intellectual" disabilities and "psychiatric" issues.The FAA's website says, "Because diversity is so critical, FAA actively supports and engages in a variety of association...
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