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Ready, willing and disabled
- Authors:
- DAONE Liz, SCOTT Ruth
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Despite the many government schemes aimed at helping disabled people into employment, disabled people are still five times more likely than non-disabled people to be out of work and claiming benefits. The survey aimed to find out how employers and employees really feel about employing and working with disabled people and to see whether people’s attitudes and opinions are influenced by common stereotypes and generalisations about disabled people and their abilities. The survey asked about the recruitment process, the accessibility of business premises, health and safety regulations, the financial implications of employing a disabled person, people’s knowledge of disability issues, the attitudes of staff and customers towards disabled employees and people’s perceptions of disabled people at work.