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Are all disabled people unable to work? Definitely not? Do they have an assessment to see whether they can work and, if so, what types of work activities would be best suited for them? I don’t know.

What I do know is that taxpayers pay a lot of money for people who are on disability payments. I also know that there are many skills shortages faced by employers. It seems logical that if we could somehow get disabled people to do some level of work we could reduce welfare payments, employment shortages and at simultaneously provide some fulfillment for these people.

My son is profoundly hearing impaired, but has been permanently employed for much of his adult life. Although he is in a low paid job, he still manages to live without support from taxpayers (except occasionally me … but that’s different!).

What we need is for a few firms to embark on a program to identify skills of a given disabled cohort, customise jobs to meet the skill demand, and to give disable people better access to the workplace.

Is there anyone out there willing to give it a go? Is there anyone doing it now?

Robin
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