Disabled Workers Often Face Abuse: Study Hispanically Speaking News
go to original March 15, 2013

Disabled people are twice as likely to be attacked at work as other employees, and they also are more likely to be insulted, ridiculed and intimidated on the job, a new study finds.

Among the people with disabilities or long-term illnesses:

• More than 10 percent had suffered physical violence at work versus less than 5 percent of other employees.
• More than 7 percent had been injured at work as a result of aggression, compared with less than 4 percent of other employees.
• More than 12 percent had been humiliated or ridiculed on the job, compared with about 7 percent of other employees.
• About 24 percent had been insulted at work, compared with about 14 percent of other employees.
• Nearly 35 percent had been shouted at, compared with about 23 percent of other employees.

Those with a psychological or learning disability usually suffered more abuse than those with physical disabilities or long-term physical-health problems. Among those with a psychological or learning disability, about 21 percent had suffered physical violence, about 44 percent had been insulted and nearly 57 percent had been shouted at.

Read the whole story at Hispanically Speaking News

More information: The U.S. Office of Disability Employment Policy provides advice on how disabled people can find and excel in a job.

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