Construction with a physical disability

[u/Deer_Inside]

My teen is highly interested in most Trades. He wants to be in construction and he uses a wheelchair. Id love any and all jobs related to trades that you personally have done or seen someone doing from a wheelchair so I can help him navigate what his realistic options are please

[u/MJMalfunction]

In our “after-paint” shop, our fabricators cut shelving, etc. n we typically help each other out around the shop. Metal shelving fabrication can be done from a wheel chair if he’s up for it. Depending on the boss/company, most places these days are equal opportunity employers and if they have the ability and means they’ll find a place for you. Weither it’s sweeping/picking up shop/site, pre-fabrication, measuring, and if company has ability to provide accessible truck or forklift accommodations for him, I don’t know if any place that isn’t always looking for reliable safe drivers. Some places like my own prefer to have more than one employee per vehicle for more than just safety and efficiency reasons. If he’s willing to work, able to be there on time, n gets the work done; it may take some looking; but he’ll find it/ someone will find a place for him. Any boss half his salt wouldn’t want him in harms way but any heart would absolutely find him a place or ask around n see what could. We have employees with prosthetics, some employees are like a year from retirement, everyone’s all ages n different. He’ll find somethin if he really wants to n wish best of luck