disclosing a secret
When it comes to looking for employment, it would appear that disclosing a disability to a prospective employer is still very much taboo.
Despite endeavors in recent years from the likes of The Valuable 500, Disability:IN and many other campaigning organizations to insert disability firmly into the workplace DE&I conversation – in 2023, candidates with disabilities remain pessimistic about their potential to bring their true selves to work.
In a recent survey of 3,000 job seekers with disabilities undertaken by accessible job board Evenbreak and YouGov, less than a quarter (23%) said they would disclose on application and 12% at the interview stage.
Survey data further revealed that 30% of respondents felt employers only hire disabled candidates to fill quotas.
The research was undertaken in the U.K. where there are some 14.1 million disabled people…
