The outsiders.
There is an undeniable need in Britain for a credible legislative framework to deal with disabled people and employment. Both disabled people and employers are frustrated with the present situation. The former say that they never even get to the interview stage, and the majority of the latter say...
| Publicado en: | New Statesman & Society Vol. 8; pp. 29 - 31 |
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New Statesman Ltd.
February 10 1995
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