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“Little regard is being paid to whether it is possible or beneficial for disabled people to get ‘back into work’, furthering the rhetoric that people are not valuable beyond their contributions to the (www.disabilitynewsservice.com)

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[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago

IIRC, USSR did studies after WWII, that found that disabled people who were able to contribute to society had developed overall significantly less mental problems, so there were instituted special programs for organizing workplaces specificially adapted for disabled people. Most people like to feel that they are doing something useful for society.