First Person: ‘people with disabilities are the greatest untapped resource on the planet’

Off Culture And Education, Human Rights, Science and Research, UN, United Nations

Worldwide, persons with disabilities experience higher levels of unemployment and economic inactivity than non-disabled persons. Ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Mike Hess, US-based entrepreneur and founder of the Blind Institute of Technology, spoke to UN News as part of the International Labour Organization (ILO) photography project “Dignity at Work: The American Experience”.
Read Original Article: First Person: ‘people with disabilities are the greatest untapped resource on the planet’ »

About The Author