are ▁changes ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁disabled ▁families ▁lost ▁up ▁to ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁Emp loyment ▁ ▁Statistics , ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁policies ▁ ▁The ▁employ ment ▁rate ▁for ▁disabled ▁people ▁of ▁working ▁age ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁is ▁ 4 5 %, ▁whereas ▁those ▁without ▁a ▁dis ability ▁it ▁is ▁ 7 7 %. ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁The ▁Equ ality ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁requiring ▁employ ers ▁to ▁make ▁reasonable ▁adjust ments ▁for ▁a ▁disabled ▁person ▁so ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁at ▁a ▁' subst ant ial ▁dis adv antage '. ▁However ▁this ▁Act , ▁and ▁previous ▁acts , ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁positive ▁impact , ▁for ▁example , ▁S ains bury ' s ▁has ▁rec ru ited ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁disabled ▁people ▁within ▁four ▁years , ▁Mark s ▁& ▁Sp enser ' s ▁have ▁taken ▁on ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁disabled ▁people , ▁and ▁B T ▁has ▁provided ▁sust ain able ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁disabled ▁people ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Despite ▁this ▁action , ▁statistics ▁show ▁that ▁ 3 3 % ▁of ▁disabled ▁people ▁are ▁employed ▁full - time , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁non - disabled ▁people . ▁It ▁is ▁clear ▁from ▁these ▁statistics ▁that ▁disabled ▁people ▁are ▁denied ▁par ity ▁of ▁participation ▁in ▁economic ▁terms ▁as ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁the ▁disabled ▁population ▁are ▁employed , ▁and ▁even