Faa 'Diversity' Push To Hire Workers With 'Severe Intellectual' Disabilities.

[The_DADDY]

...Sparks concern and mockery...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing criticism and concern from both politicians and the public over a diversity hiring initiative that actively recruits workers with "severe intellectual" disabilities, "psychiatric" issues and other disabilities.

 

"All I ask is that the FAA hire individuals based on who is most qualified for the position and who will best protect our airspace, ensuring that we are all safe," Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., who serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, told Fox News Digital on Monday. "That is the job of the FAA; it is not their job to be politically correct."

 

Fox News Digital reported Sunday that the FAA’s website details a "Diversity and Inclusion" hiring plan aimed to boost diversity, including those with "severe" disabilities, at the agency.

 

Your thoughts?

 

 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/faa-diversity-push-hire-workers-severe-intellectual-disabilities-sparks-concern-mockery

[Axe]

 

[Zinger549]

You have too much time on your hands.

Edited January 17 by Zinger549

[RollingJ]

And the USA is not the UK.

[The_DADDY]

10 minutes ago, Zinger549 said:

You have too much time on your hands.

There. Fixed it for you 👍

[RollingJ]

1 minute ago, The_DADDY said:

There. Fixed it for you 👍

Your only weak contribution?

[The_DADDY]

37 minutes ago, RollingJ said:

Your only weak contribution?

I contributed the thread.

What more do you want? 

[RollingJ]

Just now, The_DADDY said:

I contributed the thread.

What more do you want? 

Your thoughts?

And maybe a topic that concerns the UK?

[Mister M]

Haven't Fox News got anything more substantive to report on than that?

If not, my view is I wouldn't bother watching it.

[Guest]

FAA Policy About Hiring People with Intellectual Disabilities Has Existed for Over a Decade
 

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The cited FAA text is real, but the implication that the policy is new, or that it stems from efforts that began under U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and President Biden, was demonstrably false. It has been included on the FAA's website since at least as early as February 2013. It was present during the entirety of the Trump administration, and it remains present at the time of this reporting.

 

In response to their reporting, the FAA told Fox News that their hiring policies do not negate the need for candidates to meet rigorous qualifications, depending on position:

 

  The FAA employs tens of thousands of people for a wide range of positions, from administrative roles to oversight and execution of critical safety functions. Like many large employers, the agency proactively seeks qualified candidates from as many sources as possible, all of whom must meet rigorous qualifications that of course will vary by position.