[deleted] Gee, kinda sounds like the FAA down south, which literally advocated for hiring people with severe disabilities, including people with complete paralysis and severe intellectual disabilities. That last one means people who have the mental capacity of a preschool child.
For many years, that could have described the NHL team in Toronto.
The real story (and this is from early 2024, not 2025):
The cited FAA text is real, but the implication that the policy is new, or that it stems from efforts that began under U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and President Biden, was demonstrably false. It has been included on the FAA's website since at least as early as February 2013. It was present during the entirety of the (first) Trump administration, and it remains present at the time of this reporting.
In response to their reporting, the FAA told Fox News that their hiring policies do not negate the need for candidates to meet rigorous qualifications, depending on position:
>The FAA employs tens of thousands of people for a wide range of positions, from administrative roles to oversight and execution of critical safety functions. Like many large employers, the agency proactively seeks qualified candidates from as many sources as possible, all of whom must meet rigorous qualifications that of course will vary by position.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/01/15/faa-dei-initiatives/
These folks are not working the towers.