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A 3 page paper which discusses the article “Hiring People with Intellectual Disabilities” by Linda Wasmer Andrews. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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at all. In more recent years more and more developmentally disabled individuals were hired, but again their tasks were relatively simple and routine. Today, however, many employers are beginning to
realize that many intellectually disabled individuals are capable of a great deal, as long as their skills are matched with their duties. In the essay/article "Hiring People with Intellectual Disabilities"
by Linda Wasmer Andrews the author presents us with that reality. The following paper provides a discussion of this article, with support from other articles. Hiring People with Intellectual
Disabilities Andrews (2005), in the beginning of her article, states that, "Employers are discovering that with a little help, workers with such disabilities
can take on a wide array of jobs" (Andrews, 2005; 72). The author illustrates how these people only want to work and they are proving incredibly useful in doing mundane
tasks that are often complex, but routine. Many people without disabilities often leave these types of positions because of the repetition. In relationship to what exactly constitutes an individual
with an intellectual disability Andrews (2005) mentions that the term mentally retarded is the term most often used in the past but that today there are too many negative connotations
to that term. And, the author also notes that intellectual disability is a term that seems kind of vague as it could be misinterpreted as referring to people with a
learning disorder, not a low IQ. But, the term means they possess an IQ below 70-75, they have very sever limitations in terms of their adaptive skills "the basic conceptual,
social and practical skills needed for everyday life" and that their disability was something that occurred prior to the age of 18 (Andrews, 2005; 72). Andrews (2005) presents one case
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