Why people with disabilities are your company’s untapped resource

Jan 10, 2019

Two parking spots reserved for people with disabilities.

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. Image: Unsplash

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

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