OAN's Brooke Mallory
12:38 PM – Monday, January 15, 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is hiring people with mental health concerns and other disabilities as part of its efforts to become more inclusive and diverse. Many travelers said they would “feel unsafe” during the flight if they found out the pilot was in trouble.Regarding these issues, according to fox news.
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The FAA stated that “diversity is essential to achieving the FAA's mission of ensuring safe and efficient travel domestically and internationally.” The agency also added that diversity is “critically important” to maintaining workplace success.
under Disability department The FAA announced on its website that the Persons with Disabilities Program (PWD) gives these people fair career possibilities.
“The FAA achieves its disability program goals through a variety of practices.
Target disability These are obstacles that the federal government has identified as a policy focus for recruitment and employment. [They include] Hearing loss, vision loss, limb loss, partial or complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, mental disability, and dwarfism. ”
The airline also quoted Democratic Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.
“At its best, transportation is a powerful driver of opportunity that empowers people, whether they live in big cities, rural communities, or anywhere in between,” Buttigieg said. “We can connect people to jobs, education and resources.” “Ensuring equity and accessibility for all people who travel is one of the Department of Transportation's top priorities.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) introduced a motion last year to reduce Buttigieg's salary to $1, citing his “repeated failures.”
“This bill, introduced by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), was passed by voice vote on Tuesday as an amendment to the Transportation, Housing, Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024. ”
According to , it is also important to note the following: fox newsAviation attorney Michael Pearson told Tucker Carlson: fox news In 2018, then-organizers said the FAA had begun prioritizing diversity over public safety when selecting air traffic controllers, and that the practice would become commonplace.
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