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“We need to focus on what disabled people can do; not what they can’t”

Doug Ross lives with spina bifida. He has devoted his professional life to supporting disabled people into employment and supporting them in the workplace.

Recently retired from his role as Staff Disability Adviser at a major Scottish University, he believes that much more needs to be done to improve opportunities for disabled people:

 “Things are definitely better than they used to be, but the fact there is such a wide disability employment gap says that we need real action to change our national culture around disability employment.

“We need to encourage supportive and diverse workplaces as strong workplaces; see adjustments as an investment, not an expense; we need to see the point of the workplace as focusing on what disabled people can do, not what they can’t. Accessible and diverse workplaces benefit everyone.”

Doug Ross from Bishopbriggs, Glasgow

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