Situations involving people with disability

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The survey also asked people to respond to different situations or stories that involved a person with disability.

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For example, the survey asked how people would feel if their employer was a person with disability.

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5% of people said they would feel uncomfortable if their employer had a physical disability.

A person with a physical disability using a wheelchair to get around a city.

A physical disability affects how someone:

  • moves
  • uses their body.
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12% of people said they would feel uncomfortable if their employer had a sensory disability.

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A sensory disability can affect how someone:

  • sees
  • hears.
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21% of people said they would feel uncomfortable if their employer was neurodiverse.

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When someone is neurodiverse:

  • they think in a different way
  • their brain works in a different way.
A neurodiverse person pointing at themselves. Above them is an icon of a head with the brain highlighted.

A person with Autism is an example of someone who is neurodiverse.

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Autism is a disability that can affect how you:

  • think
  • feel
  • communicate
  • connect and deal with others.
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29% of people said they would feel uncomfortable if their employer had an intellectual disability

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An intellectual disability affects how you:

  • learn new things
  • solve problems
  • communicate
  • do things on your own.
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30% of people who work in law were more likely to feel uncomfortable if their employer had an intellectual disability.

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32% of people said they would feel uncomfortable if their employer had a disability that affected their mental health.

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The survey asked people who work in health if people with disability should make choices about the care they receive.

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Most people agreed that they should.
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But some people disagreed.

They said people with certain disabilities should not make choices about the care they receive.
A person with an upset expression. They have a thought bubble with a person yelling abuse at them in it.

The survey asked people who work in law if they believe people with disability when they report abuse.

Abuse is when someone treats you badly.
A person supporting someone with disability who is upset.

Most people agreed that staff would believe a person with disability.
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But we also heard that some people disagreed with this idea.

Some people who work in law would not believe people with certain disabilities.