The ESRI says Ireland has the fourth lowest employment rate among people with a disability in the EU.
People with a disability are more than twice as likely to experience poverty and deprivation than those without.
That's according to a new ESRI study.
It also highlights that people with a disability in Ireland are more than twice as likely to experience poverty and deprivation than those without.
Author of the report, Elish Kelly, says there's also a significant gap between those with and without a disability when it comes to education:
We are looking forward to joining the @NDA tomorrow to launch our latest report on the employment of persons with disabilities. More details: https://t.co/GAXF5Iix6S
— Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) (@ESRIDublin) September 21, 2021
Ireland has the fourth lowest employment rate among people with a disability in the EU.
The findings also show 30 percent of adults with a disability have a third-level education, compared to 47 percent of those without.
Author of the report, Elish Kelly, says more needs to be done to help young people with a disability transition to college
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