Too few disabled people in employment

A ground-breaking report commissioned by the Government has provided a better understanding of disabled people in Britain today. 2000 disabled people took part in the study which covered all areas of everyday life employment, education and health. This is the first comprehensive study of disability issues in 6 years, and it shows that although progress is being made, disabled people are still more likely to experience disadvantage than non-disabled people.

Key Findings:
43% of those interviewed of working age were in paid employment, compared to 74% of the general population

Working disabled people were less likely than the working population as a whole to be employed in managerial or professional occupations

Working disabled people expressed very positive views about how work contributed to their lives, with 90% feeling they were contributing to society

27% of those who had left a job for reasons connected with their impairment, felt they could have remained in that job if some support, adjustments or adaptations had been made

"I feel I've still got a lot to offer but in what capacity? In what area are you going to get people who are going to be tolerant to my capabilities?"
(A respondent to the survey)

Few recognised that their condition was something a good employer would seek to accommodate and adjust to.

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