I totally agree with the letter by Stephanie Kwok ("Disabled in society need more help", September 25). Society nowadays does not offer enough opportunities for disabled people, especially regarding employment. If anything, society as a whole discriminates against them and makes them feel as if they do not belong.
Although the government improved the minimum wage legislation, in some cases, a disabled employee is paid less than the minimum wage. This may hurt their chances of employment.
However, some business still do employ disabled people. McDonald's is a good example. When I have lunch at my local McDonald's, I am happy to see disabled employees doing the same things as workers who are healthy, especially interacting with customers.
If McDonald's has taken a good step to tighten the relationship between Hongkongers and disabled people, then the government should certainly encourage more businesses to hire more disabled employees to do the same thing.
If we are to be a happy community, the most important thing is to accept others who are different or special. People often stare at someone who looks different, but we need to open our minds and join more activities in which we can team up with disabled people.
There is still some distance between the disabled and the mainstream community, but I think we can do a lot to close the gap. We should focus on what disabled people can do, not what they can't do. The government needs to lead the way by providing more education and employment opportunities to help them.