▁less ▁again ▁are ▁employed ▁full - time , ▁thus ▁there ▁are ▁significant ▁obst acles ▁in ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁particip ate ▁fully ▁in ▁the ▁economic ▁sphere . ▁Not ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁has ▁adapted ▁The ▁Equ ality ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁incons ist ency ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁ ▁still ▁operate ▁under ▁The ▁Dis ability ▁Disc rim ination ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁statistics ▁above ▁show ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁employ ment ▁of ▁disabled ▁people ▁within ▁certain ▁companies , ▁this ▁Act ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁as ▁effective ▁as ▁was ▁hoped , ▁as ▁employ ers ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁disc rim inate ▁against ▁disabled ▁employees , ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁just ified ▁within ▁the ▁Act . ▁ ▁For ▁more ▁consist ency ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁promote ▁business es ▁employ ing ▁more ▁disabled ▁people ▁Lord ▁Fre ud ▁claimed ▁that ▁business es ▁should ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁employ ▁disabled ▁people ▁for ▁below ▁the ▁minimum ▁w age . ▁Fre ud ▁claims ▁that ▁business es ▁would ▁be ▁more ▁willing ▁to ▁employ ▁disabled ▁people ▁as ▁they ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁at ▁a ▁loss ▁if ▁disabled ▁people ▁do ▁not ▁perform ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁as ▁non - disabled ▁people . ▁Fre ud ▁claims ▁that ▁other ▁countries ▁have ▁similar ▁approaches ▁in ▁place ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁worth ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁approach ▁different ▁countries ▁have ▁adapted . ▁ ▁Creating ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁disabled ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁work place ▁M aking ▁the ▁work place ▁more ▁inclus ive ▁for ▁all