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Why are people with disabilities at a critical disadvantage when compared with people without disabilities, and why might people with disabilities be unmotivated to apply for a job, and what disincentive might discourage employers from hiring a person with a disability?

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Why are people with disabilities at a critical disadvantage when compared with people without disabilities.

People with disabilities are disadvantaged when compared with people without disabilities due to their disability. If a worker has a disability that involves the inability to stand and is confined to a wheelchair, this worker would be at a disadvantage due to the non-use of his/her legs, ...

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