Am I a bad person for believing this?

Question

I know this sounds awful, but I understand the reasons why employers would discriminate against someone with a disability.
For someone who's deaf especially if they can't read lips or are able to verbally speak effectively, it's really hard to communicate with a team or customers.
For someone who's considered "slow", a lot of tasks which require accurate math and legible writing and communication skills, more pressure is placed on the situation.
For people with bad ADHD, where it is difficult to stay on task and focus on the task at hand, they won't be considered very headstrong employees and get in trouble.
As human beings, family, and friends, people with such disabilities are just human beings like anyone else and I harbor no ill will. But in workplace settings, I wouldn't blame an employer for not wanting to hire some people with disabilities that will affect work performance and communication. I know they're not supposed to discriminate. But in some cases, it doesn't seem like it would work out.
I really would appreciate some respectful rejection of my thoughts because part of me feels bad for believing this.

Smoke-n-Growls · Accepted Answer

Yeah, but I think it could just also mean you're inexperienced in life.

I've worked with deaf and learning challenged folks before.

My deaf coworker managed well by using an iPad to connect with customers. In fact, it seemed to be a very well received thing, and even us hearing coworkers would borrow that tactic if we had a customer with whom we didn't share a language. Google Translate is a useful tool.

I had a receptionist who had learning difficulties and also literally only half her brain. While she did take some additional supports like checklists, guides, and reminders, she took tremendous pride in her work and performed very well.

All it takes is appropriate accomodations. Not every job can accomodate and not every person is able to bridge that gap, but it's certainly possible and highly probable that they can perform just as well as someone else.

purplepoppy · Accepted Answer

It's understandable why they don't but I'll guarantee the same employers criticise these people for not working.

slatyb · Accepted Answer

Employers are required to make reasonable accommodations to accommodate an employee's (or potential employee's) disability. They are not required to hire a disabled person to do a job they cannot perform regardless of accommodation.