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disabled population is a tiny percentage of the overall population and isn't large enough to drive a profitable business model at Amazon/Walmart scale.
by ryanx435 9y ago
disabled population is a tiny percentage of the overall population and isn't large enough to drive a profitable business model at Amazon/Walmart scale.
- blacksmith_tb 9y agoThat depends on just what disability we're talking about, but the total for the US is nearly 20% of the population[1]. Which seems like a sizable potential market... 1: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/miscellaneous/cb12-134.html https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/miscellane...
- ryanx435 9y agothe kind of disability that needs help opening a door and bringing a package inside.
- HeyLaughingBoy 9y agoI don't agree with the splitting of the population into "disabled" and "temporarily abled," but it does make a point very well. There are many people who are not permanently disabled that have a temporary disability at any given time. Broken a leg, or an ankle? Had surgery that requires you to keep both eyes bandaged? Those things can be extremely disabling, even if you'll recover in a few months.