Actions need to match aspirations to employ people with disabilities

Report reveals that more must be done by Irish companies to accommodate graduates with disabilities entering the world of work

Some 83% of people working in Irish companies believe that hiring people with disabilities is of benefit to the organisation. However, only 24% offer a specific employee resource group for people with disabilities. Picture: iStock

New research into attitudes and perceptions of employers towards those with disabilities identifies many areas for improvement in the workforce.

A nationally representative sample of more than 250 private sector companies with more than twenty employees was surveyed by Behaviours & Attitudes on behalf of AHEAD and their Willing Able Mentoring (WAB) programme.