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HOW ARE YOU ANTICIPATING ATTITUDES TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WILL EVOLVE IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD ?
That [ employing people with disabilities ] can ’ t be a PR exercise anymore . But you are not going to convince every company . I think that ’ s the biggest realisation for me : You don ’ t have to convince everyone . You just have to convince the best .
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE FRIGHTENED OF HIRING A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY ?
You are a dinosaur . That may have been OK 20 years ago , but it ’ s a very , very weak excuse now . Anyone frightened of hiring a person with a disability needs to do their homework . They are behind the times and probably doing a great disservice to their shareholders , which they will find out .
WHAT ' S NEXT FOR YOU ?
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