7 Myths of Employing People with Disabilities

Description

On Todays Episode I have a monologue to bust some myths of Employing People with Disabilities.
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7 Myths

Myth 1: People with disability have limited skills and can only perform routine or repetitive tasks
Myth 2: People with disability do not want to work
Myth 3: It is difficult to attract qualified applicants with disability
Myth 4: People with disability are less productive and unreliable
Myth 5: Workplace modifications are always required and expensive.
Myth 6: Hiring people with disability will negatively affect your other employees and workplace culture
Myth 7: Hiring people with disability will introduce the potential for safety problems and high accident rates

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Resources/Links:

Founder of Towards Better, Ricky Esterquest, on ABC North QLD on 2/12/2022 talking about Social Inclusion in the Workplace: https://www.abc.net.au/northqld/programs/mornings/mornings/14111972
Inclusion Resources on Towards Better Website: https://www.towardsbetter.com.au/resources/inclusion/

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Thanks for Listening!
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Ricky