| As the Caribbean looks for more ways to
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| | harder to gain approval and meet and even
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| become competitive in the Free Trade
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| | exceed the expectations of the employer.
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| Market, it's important not to overlook
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| | Myth. People with disabilities need
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| people society labels as disabled.
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| | extra help from fellow employees and that
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| Disabled people possess valuable skills
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| | is a time waster.
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| that can be utilized by almost any
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| | Truth. Again that statement is false.
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| employer, but the key is to breakdown the
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| | People with disabilities are capable of
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| negative barriers and misconceptions that
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| | caring for themselves and would prefer
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| have dominated the minds of mainstream
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| | not to be given preferential treatment.
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| culture.
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| | In fact, it's often the able body
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| Quite frankly, the word disabled conjures
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| | onlooker who feels sympathy for the
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| up distorted images of people not able to
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| | individual and wants to offer assistance.
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| function and that is inaccurate. That
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| | They do not need sympathy, just a fair
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| image is compounded by the fact that
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| | shot at earning a living.
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| children are not educated and sensitized
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| | Myth. People with disabilities should be
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| about these issues so they grow up
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| | given easy work.
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| thinking it's O.K to make fun of or refer
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| | Truth. A person's physical disability
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| to the disabled with derogatory terms.
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| | does not mean that their mind is not
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| That mindset does not change as that
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| | sharp. Challenge the worker as they have
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| child becomes an adult and enters the
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| | feelings and will get bored or feel
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| workforce.
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| | disrespected if their colleagues go out
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| Communities worldwide have had to figure
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| | of their way to offer easy tasks.
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| out, over the decades, how to incorporate
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| | Myth. When people with disabilities make
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| disabled individuals into the general
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| | a mistake you should go easy on them.
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| workforce. The solution for some
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| | Truth. When errors are made they should
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| societies has been to create products or
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| | be corrected and the same standard should
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| services that are made exclusively by a
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| | be used across the board for the able
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| group of disabled people. While that is
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| | bodied and the disabled. The goal is to
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| a great idea, it should not be the only
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| | incorporate the disabled and treat them
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| type of employment available.
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| | as humans with dignity and respect, not
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| People with disabilities have different
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| | scorn and indifference.
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| abilities that make them capable,
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| | KAREN S. HINDS is an author, consultant,
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| qualified workers, depending on the
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| | and founder of Karen Hinds Seminars, an
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| position and industry. Employers must
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| | international company with operations in
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| begin to address the prejudices and the
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| | the Caribbean and the USA that combines
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| apprehension that has kept so many from
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| | her American business savvy with
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| opening their doors to people with
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| | Caribbean hospitality and British style
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| disabilities. In order to do that there
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| | and grace. Karen's acclaimed seminars
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| are a few myths that must be debunked so
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| | give her audiences a competitive edge in
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| progress can begin.
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| | their businesses and careers by teaching
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| Myth. People with disabilities are not
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| | management and staff how to improve their
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| good workers.
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| | behavior and interactions with others to
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| Truth. That statement is not true, a
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| | build more productive relationships -- in
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| person who has a disability wants to be
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| | and out of the workplace.
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| treated "normal" and they tend to work
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