Bangkokpost Monday December 08, 2008

More disabled people will be denied jobs as the country is braced for higher unemployment, Social Development and Human Security Minister Udomdej Rattanasathien said.
The minister said the sagging economy would have a detrimental impact on the chances for disabled job-seekers in a market where people without disabilities are being laid off.
The National Statistical Office said last year 3% of the population - about two million people - were disabled. There were 1.2 million disabled people over the age of 15, but only half could find jobs.
The ministry is promoting a campaign for people to respect the disabled in the workforce with the Council of Disabled People of Thailand.
Council chairman Wiriya Namsiripongpan also called for the public to end bias on the disabled.