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13 September 2012
Disability Discrimination Act to be extended to ensure all companies accommodate the disabled
It is an eyebrow-raising statistic that there are more than 1m people who are registered disabled and want to work but cannot find a job.
In fact, unemployment among the disabled is three times higher than the national average, and a disabled person will usually have to apply for 20 jobs before being successful, compared with just seven for an able-bodied...