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Company Trains the Autistic To Test Software
Aspiritech, a Chicago based non-profit company, has launched a program to train high-functioning autistic people as testers for software development companies. The company says autistics have a talent for spotting imperfections, and thrive on predictable, monotonous work. Aspiritech is not the first company to explore the idea of treating this handicap as a resource. Specialisterne, a Danish company founded in 2004, also trains autistics. They hire their workforce out as hourly consultants to do data entry, assembly line jobs and work that many would find tedious and repetitive.
We got him to do the hassling as he couldn't sense the irritation of the people he was calling.
Why? Because he had "mild Aspergers"? That's so stereotypical! Imagine if you began to think certain racial stereotypes were dominant in certain industries because of certain stereotypical behavioural types?
And the deaf might be good at watching surveillance camera video... And those height-challenged might be good in tight spaces.... And those uterus-enabled might be.... well you get the picture. I guess we all "sell" what we are good at but those doing the buying should be careful of enabling exploitation.
And you are a sick fucknugget. Hope you die in your sleep twatface!
The dog dies.
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it