'Life has changed so much': Mum's struggle to adjust with misdiagnosed condition

'Life has changed so much': Mum's struggle to adjust with misdiagnosed condition

“It feels like Northern Ireland is so behind when it comes to treating conditions like this.”

People with hearing disabilities still have too much difficulty entering the labour market or being recruited, yet with some adjustments, their inclusion in the enterprise is quite possible.

Around 180,000 people with severe disabilities are currently registered as unemployed, often well qualified and could help to tackle the problem of skilled workers.

Why Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis Struggle to Stay Employed

Healthcare professionals share the complex challenges faced by people with inflammatory arthritis in maintaining employment and reveal key barriers in vocational rehabilitation systems.

TUC: Lack of Reasonable Adjustments ‘Holding Disabled People Back’ at Work

A lack of reasonable adjustments in the workplace is “holding disabled people back”, the TUC has warned. The warning comes as a new survey by the union body reveals that more than eight in 10 (82%) disabled workers had to wait between four months and over a year for agreed reasonable adjustments to be implemented. The research also revealed that over half of disabled workers (55%) either have their requests for reasonable adjustments unmet or on…