If a family member has a disability, how can you know what their potential is as far as a job is concerned?

Answer 1

I have a disability myself and this is what I would recommend:
First talk with your Doctor as he should be able to help some with that. Next check with your state unemployment office as they may have a program for people with a disability. This just helped to secure employment recently by going to my states employment office. But again I would first talk with the doctor and see what the persons limitations are first.
Hope this helps as I know firsthand how frustrating this can be having a disability and wanting to work. People will tell you that you can do anything you want but this is not totally right. Seeking employment with a disability can horrible as it takes someone willing to hire you if you are able to do the work. And that can very frustrating that no matter how much you put your mind to wanting to work, you are still dependent on someone hiring you.
Try the above the steps and hope this helps.

Answer 2

depends on both the disability and the person.

I think that anybody can basically do anything they want. .

sure, someone with a mental handicap maybe won't be the next Einstein, working out a theory of relativity, but they might do a lot more (and go a lot further) than most people think they can.

Who could have expected that guy that was travelling with the pope a few years ago (a guy with no hands) to end up being an awesome guitar player . . but he did - using his toes instead of his fingers (saw him on TV when he was out here in Cali w/ the pope). .

Who could have expected Joni Erickson Tada to become a world class painter (painting by holding her pencils and brushes in her mouth - she's a quadraplegic and drives the speed limit without using her hands or feet). .

Anybody can do anything they set their minds to. .

good luck and God bless you.

Answer 3

I have a Master's degree in vocational rehab counseling and, as such, I did a lot of evaluating of persons with disabilities so I could identify what their strengths and weaknesses were (both physically and mentally). I then had been trained well to know how to match those with the needs of a wide variety (usually hundreds) of jobs in that person's locale. I'd suggest that you start out with a voc rehab counselor (states in the US have one in most cities) who may then refer your family member to a facility for an evaluation by a staff who will have your person go through a battery of physical and mental tests to see what his/her strengths are - and then help refine a list for the referring counselor as to what might be tried. An excellent book for you to work with you family member, too, is "What Color is your Parachute?" Make sure you get the most recent issue, as it is usually published yearly. I used that with each of my clients when I was active in the field. Best of luck to all of you!

Answer 4

Usually a doctor will tell them what they can do and what they can't do. If they go on disability, they will not be able to work at all. If they do it will be considered fraud. They can go on a program called working disability where they can work and get help with their disability.

Answer 5

Depends on the disability. You can always ask them or check w/ their Doctors to see what their limitations are.

Answer 6

Depends on the disability.Some can work ok, but some can't work at all.

Answer 7

I'll bet they have some creativity in them. Many creative avenues to take.

Answer 8

Ask them instead of trying to speculate.What are your motives for this anyhow?

Answer 9

You take them to an occupational therapist and have them evaluated.

Answer 10

They're disabled....I think that means they can't work