Employees with disabilities bring a lot to the table: ‘With the right support, there are so many jobs’

Employees with disabilities often bring a broad skillset to the workplace, including valuable life experience and strong problem-solving abilities

Ruby Hardy Brown, who works part-time in the Cork Chamber and as a barista, thanks to the support of Ability@Work. Picture: Noel Sweeney.

Ruby Hardy Brown, a 32-year-old from Cork, has a learning difficulty and she didn’t have much success when first looking for a job.

“I lacked experience and didn’t know how to go about it,” she says.