The price of excluding people with disabilities from the workplace

Mainstreaming of women and men with disabilities in all aspects of society the economy and development efforts is crucial in helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Yet, because of stigma and discrimination many disabled people live in poverty, dependence and exclusion. ILO Online interviews Sebastian Buckup, author of the ILO study “The price of exclusion: The economic consequences of excluding people with disabilities from the world of work”.