Re-thinking workplace cultures to be more inclusive of people with disabilities

Many workplaces not adequately accessible

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Despite the government meeting its goal of seeing one million more people with disabilities in the workplace earlier this year, the disability employment gap persists at a rate of 28.2%.

While the number of people with disabilities in the workforce is steadily increasing, many workplaces are still not adequately accessible or are not developing cultures where differently abled individuals can succeed. Business leaders need to do more to ensure that there is sufficient focus and actions in place to support prospective or existing employees with disabilities to progress their careers. We know that people with disabilities can find it difficult to make their way into employment due to systems and barriers in place that impede them from succeeding, and this starts at the ...

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