Warning disabled people being left behind after Covid

Only 50% of disabled people are in a job compared to 80% of non-disabled people.

There’s a warning disabled people have been left behind after the pandemic.

With 20% of Scotland’s population having some form of disability, MSP Jeremy Balfour is calling for a disability commissioner to be created.

A bill is currently passing through the Scottish Parliament.

He says a commissioner would be a champion for disability rights and that people cannot wait any longer for action.

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