When Caitiln’s peers started landing part time jobs outside of school, it was a milestone she wanted to reach too. Unfortunately, her search wasn’t as easy.
By Ron Hooton
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t hugely disappointed. So disappointed in the fact that being closed-minded is causing so many of Australia’s businesses to potentially miss out on the best candidate for a job, whether it be due to a lack of understanding or outright discrimination.
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t hugely disappointed. So disappointed in the fact that being closed-minded is causing so many of Australia’s businesses to potentially miss out on the best candidate for a job, whether it be due to a lack of understanding or outright discrimination.
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Sydney man Conor Smith is no stranger to the sound of a job interviewer’s voice changing the second he tells them he is legally blind. From feeling like a cost or a problem to a workplace to being asked if he thinks he can even do a job – Conor has spent more time searching for jobs in his life than working. But he is not alone – thousands of blind or low vision Australians are facing discrimination and ignorance every single day in a job market that does not favour them simply down to their disability.