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Head of the Open Left project

Mr Purnell, you could take a disabled person and give him a good education and relevant experience. You could then dress him up in the finest clothes and shoes and personally drive him to the job interview.... Show more »Mr Purnell, you could take a disabled person and give him a good education and relevant experience. You could then dress him up in the finest clothes and shoes and personally drive him to the job interview. But your efforts will count for nothing unless the employer hires him. A yougovstone survey confirmed what disabled people have suspected for years and found that three quarters of employers would not hire disabled people. Why did you not acknowledge and deal with that instead of setting into motion reform that blames and punishes disabled people for their own unemployment? Show less »

Submitted by: Tim Blackwell | 4 votes for this..

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Oliver Rowe at Jul 19 2010 12:00:00 AM

Hi Tim

Where did you get that statistic about employers not hiring diasbled people? Can you send me the link please? I work for YouGovStone, the company that you quote as having conducted the research, and I don't recognise this statistic.

Thanks, Oliver

Tim Blackwell at Jul 19 2010 12:00:00 AM

Hi Oliver, I got it via here

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