People with developmental disorders visit Florida legislation to raise awareness

On Tuesday, the day of developmental disorders was in Florida's legislator. People with disabilities and their allies say that the opportunity to share their stories with the legislator is invaluable.

Lauren Modawell is self -compatibility. The main thing that she uses for this year is more employment opportunities. She says that many people with disabilities would like to have work.

“But you need support in opening the mind of the employer,” she said, “for the idea of ​​hiring people with disabilities who would like to work but do not often have the opportunity to do this because doors are closed on the face.”

She hopes that legislators will encourage employers to hire more people with disabilities.

“Employers are very almost,” said Modawell. “Basically, they only focus on the external appearance and the disability of the individual, not on what the individual can add to them.”

Tina Cordova is a member of the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council. She is also the managing director of potency, a non-profit organization in Hernando County and a lawyer of her 14-year-old daughter.

According to Cordova, the event for sensitization to the legislative awareness of the disabled community is of crucial importance.

“To be able to present our personal stories and really get politics out of their decisions and help them make them more personal is absolutely important for our work here,” she said.

Some of the advocates of the supporters include access to services and resources, especially for some people with disabilities to live outside of an institution and in a community environment.