Doing Business as a Disabled Person
It's an interesting topic. Disabled people are overlooked for employment and suffer from the highest unemployment or underemployment.
Here's what I did to overcome and NOT be a casualty.
#1. Once it had settled into my brain that yes, I am now a disabled person. The only thing to do was take an inventory of skills and decide WHERE to go with them.
#2. Being a red seal meant that my options were semi-okay. You see, before my disability, I made LOTS of money training cooks. That is no longer an option as I need to sit down every few hours. No one would hire me. Even though my skills are in abundance.
#3. It was more than skills, it boiled down to desire. What aspect of the culinary world really intrigued me? Chocolate. It simply fascinates me. You see, not only do I have my first disablity. They diagnosed me with Asperger's.
Once my mind was wrapped around the Asperger thing, it became easier to use it as the gift that it is. We learn fast and technology is a draw.
All of my graphics are created by myself. Heck, when I get bored, my task becomes calculating nutritional information. That's exciting for me! I LOVE numbers.
So, if you suffer from a disability, DO NOT allow ANYONE to hold you back or judge you. JUST GO FOR IT. My chocolate business did a sad few thousand in sales the first year. That was from my kitchen table. Now, it has its own government certified factory and we ship chocolates all over Western Canada.
If I can muddle my way through a business, so can you.
Regards
Andrew Harrison - Chef De Cusine
Canada
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