Jobless rate of disabled people ‘still too high’

UNEMPLOYMENT rates among people with disabilities is still unacceptably high despite efforts made to reverse the situation.

A report published by the National Disability Authority (NDA) points out that the unemployment rate remains high at a time when more people with disabilities are participating in further education, employment and training services.

Recent figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that just over 40% of all persons aged 16 to 64 with a disability/health problem indicated they were in employment, compared to the 65% overall rate for the total population in the same age category.