Future of Work

Why people with disabilities are your company’s untapped resource

The successful employment of autistic people is just proof of concept of a wider principle for employing people with disabilities. Image: Unsplash

Thorkil Sonne
Founder and Chairman, Specialisterne Foundation
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Traditionally people with disabilities have mainly been known by their impairments, by how they deviate from the ‘norm’ – this has been called the medical model.
Traditionally people with disabilities have mainly been known by their impairments, by how they deviate from the ‘norm’ – this has been called the medical model. Image: Unsplash

The latest US stats show a slight downturn in jobs for people with disabilities
The latest US stats show a slight downturn in jobs for people with disabilities.

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