The society I live in, Singapore, has a social hierarchy.
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As I mentioned, those on the very top of the hierarchy get the opportunity to study overseas, most likely China, United States or the United Kingdom. What do those scholars do when they come back to Singapore? Well, they serve in the Civil Service.
In Singapore, besides these cr?me de la cr?me, local university graduates from publicly-funded universities are encouraged to apply for civil service. They have a higher incidence of getting accepted as a civil servant than graduates from private-funded, non-scholarship institutions.
But at the moment, one group is excluded from applying to civil service jobs, especially teaching and administrative posts. They are shut out from the opportunity to serve the country.
It is because the people with disabilities have to disclose that they have a disability. It's a catch-22 situation. If they disclose, they are not seen as 'able' in the meritocratic civil service. If they don't disclose, they risk being fired, and even fined for breaching the employment contract if their conditions get 'outed'.
This affects people with invisible disabilities, such as schizophrenia or autism, even more than others. Who says people with developmental and mental disorders cannot work and contribute productively to society? Through the creativity and the passions of those having these invisible disabilites, through their meaningful, productive work in the private sector, they have proven society's misconceptions wrong, as they add more value to their employers than any of their inherent costs. Yet the civil service still seems to steadfastly cling onto their ignorant rules, without question or inquiry.
If a civil service sets the way for a whole nation, if it directs more than 60% of its country's economy decisively through its investments, then why should the civil service shut out talented and capable people with disabilities?
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As I mentioned, those on the very top of the hierarchy get the opportunity to study overseas, most likely China, United States or the United Kingdom. What do those scholars do when they come back to Singapore? Well, they serve in the Civil Service.
In Singapore, besides these cr?me de la cr?me, local university graduates from publicly-funded universities are encouraged to apply for civil service. They have a higher incidence of getting accepted as a civil servant than graduates from private-funded, non-scholarship institutions.
But at the moment, one group is excluded from applying to civil service jobs, especially teaching and administrative posts. They are shut out from the opportunity to serve the country.
It is because the people with disabilities have to disclose that they have a disability. It's a catch-22 situation. If they disclose, they are not seen as 'able' in the meritocratic civil service. If they don't disclose, they risk being fired, and even fined for breaching the employment contract if their conditions get 'outed'.
This affects people with invisible disabilities, such as schizophrenia or autism, even more than others. Who says people with developmental and mental disorders cannot work and contribute productively to society? Through the creativity and the passions of those having these invisible disabilites, through their meaningful, productive work in the private sector, they have proven society's misconceptions wrong, as they add more value to their employers than any of their inherent costs. Yet the civil service still seems to steadfastly cling onto their ignorant rules, without question or inquiry.
If a civil service sets the way for a whole nation, if it directs more than 60% of its country's economy decisively through its investments, then why should the civil service shut out talented and capable people with disabilities?
