Attitudes as Barriers to Inclusion
Attitudes Are a Barrier to Inclusion: But There Are Solutions
Employer’s Choice?
One-fifth, or 20% of Australians agree that employers should be allowed to refuse to hire people with disability.
Common misconceptions and stereotypes might be responsible for that sentiment.
With many people being unaware of the business benefits.
Australians may believe:
- it’s expensive to hire people with disability
- people with disability are less productive
- people with disability take more sick days
But according to Australian Network on Disability, building disability confidence can change attitudes.
AND are proud to say that they’re dispelling these misconceptions with their 360-strong member network leading the way.
Despite the differences, AND members have one goal in common.
Disability Inclusion is Firmly on the Agenda
AND members are creating a workplace environment that supports people with disability.
Currently, 54% of Australians agree that employers should not be allowed to refuse to hire people with disability.
While we still have ways to go to broaden that number, the AND network is pioneering the attitude change.
Is Your Workplace Inclusive of People with Disability?
Only 42% of Australians believe that workplaces are accepting of people with disability.
This indicates that there are still ways to go to create inclusive culture in workplaces.
- We can build up inclusion through education and awareness about disability.
- We can highlight business benefits of employing people with disability. And we can build up disability confidence.
- We can change statistics like the one below.
“78% of Australians agree that people are unsure of how to act towards people with disability.”