About five years ago, I was part of a pilot group(试验小组) for my employer tasked with figuring out how to hire and train people with disabilities and make them successful inside the organization. My boss was very kind and decided to be the1for the group. Until then we had only hired people with the visually2.
I led the3of a candidate with an autism( 自闭症) disability . The candidate had the4However, our interview team felt that the disability would5him learning the skills and being successful.
I convinced my peers to give him a chance to try out—6it was a pilot program meant for our organization to learn too. I gave the candidate a lot of7and I became one of his trainers. Our
HR department was not too supportive to take some risks so we could only hire him as a8contractor.
The candidate slowly and surely stood out in the workplace. There were many barriers along the way but the candidate came to be9. by his colleagues and his leader. I continued to train him10and helped him to get over a number of challenges his disability presented at the workplace.
Fast forward five years, he called me last night to let me know that he got a formal11yesterday from his manager as a regular employee with a job title. I.12him and told him my joy.
He went on to say "Sir,13your support all these years, I would not be here". I told him "Your success is the14of your hard work and persistence. You are an inspiration to a lot of people with15disabilities. "
Isn't it wonderful that a person with disability succeeds in a workplace?
