Employers open up to hiring people with different abilities
Seamus O'Sullivan, who is one of the group of people who are looking for jobs supported by Ability@Work. He attended a recent event to promote a Ability@Work programme which is co-funded by the Government, through the Department of Social Protection and the European Union.
All workplaces should be inclusive, but they are not. ‘Ableism’ sounds like a positive word, but in reality, it is not. It could never be, as it refers to the stigma and discrimination faced by people with disabilities.
Because prejudice in all its forms is ugly, it was a relief to read in a 2024 ESRI survey, funded by the National Disability Authority, that polled members of the public “generally” judge potential prejudice against disabled people to be unacceptable.
