Connecting the Disabled to the Job Market
Yesterday, I was strolling through my news feed on Facebook. I stumbled upon an article regarding RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) in the Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY based newspaper). It is titled " RIT Job Fair Embraces All " . As I read through the article I wanted to highlight a few things about what it's like for college students who do have a disability but got the same amount of talents and skills, if not better than, some to most of their non-disabled peers. Yet, they end up being out of work due to fear on the employers part of "How much it would cost them to accommodate?" So, let's break it down. Now everyone knows in Western, NY and across the state that RIT is known for having D/deaf and hard of hearing students in attendance due to its close association with NTID (National Technical Institute for the Deaf). I have visited this campus a few times and man I wished I choose this school instead of the state schools. Any