Postal Letter

Can a person with down syndrome get a job deliving mail for FedEx or UPS?

The first line of the site below describes a person with down syndrome who has a job "delivering mail." Maybe its just in-house mail for a certain company. I do know that people with down syndrome can work at Burger King. But what about other jobs like delivering mail for the post office? http://www.epm.org/articles/willdown.html

Public Comments

1. you will have to pass a test to get hired by the postal service ...if he could pass the test there should be no problems....it is a memory test sort of like an aptitude test....my personal feeling is that he would not be hired for some reason...sorry
2. If the person in question has a driver's license, can move very quickly and find their way around town, I don't see why not.
3. That is a tough question... In this day and age most people with down syndrome are often looked over, but they are still making great strides. It often depends on the severity of it as well and what a company will endure.... I think that a major company or government probably wont even though we have ADA but try on a smaller scale and more local... But in order to better answer your question you probably need to go straight to the source... Good luck..
4. I will answer your question. Many companies hire people with disabilities. Since he catches the train to work, apparently he doesn't have a driver's license so he is probably delivering mail internally, from office space to office space, on foot. It also said he does "other jobs", which indicates that he works within the offices. We give our clients jobs like that too if they can handle going about campus from office to office. It's great to see them so proud of doing something and getting paid for it! And you know, they really get to know the workers and the people who they deliver to. It's a win/win situation.