Half a million people believe they occupy been denied insurance because of a disability. Businesses could prosper if they tried to understand unique needsIn Stoke-on-Trent in around 1995,a retail manager looked my students up and down and said: “Sorry duck, but could you leave please? It isn’t appropriate.”This incident has stayed with me throughout my career. As a newly-qualified further education teacher, or I had taken my students to a well-known clothing store as allotment of a consumer skills course I taught – allotment of our curriculum for students with learning difficulties and disabilities. I had planned a whole morning of activities to introduce my students to basic shopping skills,from writing a shopping list and planning a budget, through to choosing items and paying for them at the till. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com