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I watched a programme about a company in the UK, where one of the senior staff had a child with Down Syndrome, so made it his business to find employment for her and her classmates.

They initially gave them repetitive manual tasks, and soon realised that they were capable of so much more. They have now used their experience to show other companies the benefits, which included much improved staff morale, as the existing staff found it all inspirational. Having worked in places that took on people with disabilities, I can relate to that. I found it quite humbling how so many of them focussed on what they could do, rather than bemoaning what they couldn't or demanding special treatment.

If I recall correctly, they claimed there were something like 5 million people with a variety of disabilities that were itching to work, and that would get personal and societal benefit from mixing and contributing. The cost of adaptation was generally minimal, and tended to be offset with improvements in productivity.

The disabled have to be the most discriminated against section of society.