Hard Work As A Sign Of Independence Essay

One of the important signs of independence is the ability for one to have a job and make money for themselves. Every person should have the ability to be able to support themself financially if they have the capability to do any sort of work. Not only does having a job supply a person with money so that they can provide themselves with supplies they want or need, but a job gives a person the ability to rely on themselves, and may instill a person with more confidence and value in themselves. When a person is working hard and getting paid for that hard work, they tend to value themselves because their hard work is being appreciated. That is one of the biggest reasons why so many people with developmental and intellectual disabilities want to have their own job and make at least some of their own money. Even though many of them cannot be independent in all facets of their life, having their own job gives some of this independence.
The Lack of People in the Workforce There have been several mandates in the past that were put in place to make sure that …show more content…
If vocational skills are implemented into all schools, now all individuals with disabilities are getting the proper skills and help they need in order to secure and work at jobs in the future, not just people with families and in specific programs that will teach them these skills. Also, now all people will understand the importance of work and employment, not just people from people who encouraged them to work. Schools that have programs that involve rehabilitation counselors for students tended to have students that went off into the workforce successfully. Schools that encouraged and helped students get job during secondary school also tended to produce students that had more luck getting jobs after school was over, because they already had prior work experience (Simonsen and Neubert, 2013,