Would it be hard to start a business for people with disabilities only need apply?

Question

I was thinking of starting a business for people with disabilities? How well do you think this would go? Any supporters? Were and How to start

Answer 1

Mystic,

I don't doubt that your intentions are good but my gut reaction is that most people with disabilities won't like the idea. Most people with disabilities don't want special treatment or to singled out as different. It is a kind of deliberate segregation. They would be working there specifically because they are disabled, not for the skills they bring. I could of course be completely wrong but I would suggest that you raise the idea with disability groups who could give you a much more reliable idea of what the response would be.

I also suspect that it would be illegal. Discrimination laws probably wouldn't allow hiring with this kind of criteria. It would actually be legally akin to opening a company where disabled people couldn't apply. In this case it would be discrimination against non-disabled people. I'm sure you get the idea.