Employers 'discriminate against disabled people'

Employers may be discriminating against disabled people, the Royal Association for Disability Rights (Radar) has suggested.

According to figures cited by the organisation, which come from a Government Equalities Office factsheet, fewer than one in 20 public sector appointees are disabled.

This is despite the fact that a fifth of Britain's working age population have a disability or long-term health problem.

Commenting on the statistics, David Stocks, a graduate of Radar's leadership programme, said there are capable people who are missing out on chances to work.

He went on to state: "It is time to tap into the great pool of talent that is waiting to be realised within those living with ill-health, injury or disability."

Radar was established in 1997 and it aims to achieve a "just and equal" society.

Claiming to have a membership comprising more than 800 individuals and organisations, it is run by and for disabled people.
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13/11/2009 16:34

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