NDA Submission on the successor to the ‘Pathways to Work 2021-2025'

In the NDA’s submission to the Department of Social Protection we acknowledged progress that has been made but highlighted the persistently high disability employment gap. People with disabilities are a group who are more likely to experience poverty and social exclusion, be at risk of discrimination and have lower levels of employment compared to their peers. To address this, the NDA advises that the successor to the ‘Pathways to Work 2020-2025’ put in place actions that enable more disabled people to access and maintain employment as per their rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The NDA also made the case for a national supported employment programme and more support for employers to employ disabled people.