People with

Disabilities in
the Hospitality
Industry
Haden Bricker
Tanner Clark
Elise Kram
Abby Parker
Vanessa Viviano

Tim's Place The Worlds

Friendliest Restaurant

Tims parents opened a restaurant for him and

made him the face of the company, because of his
passion for making people happy.
Tim was born with down syndrome. He exceeded
all expectations. He achieved homecoming king,
graduated college from Eastern New Mexico
University, achieved certificates in food service
and office skills, and now runs a successful
restaurant.
At Tims place one can order a hug on the menu.

Tims Place Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=y6He0FWoFj0

Utilitarianism

Greatest Good for the Greatest Number of

People

Positive View of Utilitarianism

Better atmosphere
Higher quality of life
Family Benefit
Business Benefit

Customers support businesses that support

their community

Negative View of Utilitarianism

Can be a constraint on the workplace

Takes jobs away from other more qualified
candidates
Requires more from co-workers and
managers

Kantian Ethics
Deontology.

Your duty to
act ethically.

Positive View of Kantian Ethics

Companies duty to not discriminate against

the disabled. Customers see this as a good
thing.

Negative View of Kantian Ethics

Companies job to hire the most capable

employees for the job.
Companies duty to treat all employees the
same, and held to the same requirements of
the job.

Justice Ethics

Comparing cases and making sure that we

are not treating people differently that are the
alike in relevant respects.
Distributive, retributive, and compensatory
justice.

Justice Ethics

Justice Ethics does not really apply to our

case
One would hope that most businesses would
act ethically, and treat others the way they
would want to be treated.

Virtue Ethics

Emphasizes the role

of character in
making ethical
decisions. Act as a
virtuous person
would act.

Positive View of Virtue Ethics

It could be viewed that hiring someone

disabled is the right thing to do.
If you were put in the same position, wouldn't
you want the same opportunity?
Passion is passion regardless of disability.

Negative View of Virtue Ethics

Is satisfying someone's dream worth hurting

the business?
Is it worth affecting the atmosphere of the
workplace, and other employees that would
have to work with this person.

Statistics

Employees with disabilities are the most loyal, and

reliable employees you can get.
Business owners should be patient and expect
extra training and helping people find what
position that they are best suited for.
Surveys show that customers attitudes were
overwhelmingly positive regarding people with
disabilities in the workforce.
People with disabilities are the largest minority in
the United States, totaling approximately 50
Million people with disabilities.

Managing the Business

Family operated
Brought on Ryan
Rotundo as GM in June
2014 as G
Main focus is
Breakfast/Lunch/Kids
Tims job role: Face of
company, speaking
engagements,
appearances, interviews

Successes At Tims Place

Given over 61,000
hugs
A charity called Tims
Big Heart Foundation
that is non profit.
October 4th, 2014 reached 4th
anniversary
Public face for special
olympics
Grande Down
Syndrome Network

Meet Tim Harris

The End
Questions?

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<http://timsplaceabq.com>.
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