13 Feb 2019

Deaf discrimination in the workforce

From The Panel, 4:23 pm on 13 February 2019

A British woman has shared her story about discrimination she has faced because of her disability. Kellie Wilson says she loses out every time due to her deafness. She's applied for 1000 jobs in 18 months and all have rejected her, despite the fact she has an education and can lip read.

We talk to Workbridge, an employment group helping disabled people find work, about whether the same discrimination happens here in New Zealand.