| In 2004 there were currently 7 million disabled people | | | | Opportunitiesâ (WfO) says preconception |
| of employment age in the UK, but less than 3.5 million | | | | makes life hard for people like Rebecca Davies that |
| of them are working. | | | | has Asperger's Syndrome. She works as a steward |
| Seventy-percent of working age Americans with | | | | at the County Ground. The interview process |
| disabilities are unemployed. Finding jobs is not easy. | | | | disadvantages her although Rebecca has a wide |
| A number of not-for-profit organizations are trying to | | | | range of skills that get interviews. She thinks her |
| help. They advised employers to be more | | | | disability usually gives a false impression of her. |
| open-minded about disabled people. | | | | Rebecca compares the formal interview with a climb |
| Rodbourne based âWorking for | | | | on Mount Everest. |