Study: Graduates hide disability on applications

UP TO 80% of graduates with a disability conceal it when applying for a job and only 60% of graduates with a disability actually get positions, research has shown.

According to the Association of Higher Education Access and Disability (AHEAD), which compiled the figures, the same pattern is evident in college applications.

At its Willing Able Mentoring conference in Dublin Castle yesterday, it revealed that in 2007, 5,000 students with a verified disability sat the Leaving Certificate yet a mere 692 of them disclosed a disability on a CAO form.