Pricewaterhouse s promotes disability equality in the workplace

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The accountancy industry needs to tackle disability equality, after

making strides in gender and ethnic equality, according to an expert

from Pricewaterhouses.

The accountancy industry needs to tackle disability equality, after

making strides in gender and ethnic equality, according to an expert

from Pricewaterhouses.

A seminar addressing the issue was attended by HR and diversity

managers from large accountancy firms such as Pricewaterhouses,

KPMG and Ernst & Young.

Churchman, director of equality and inclusion for

Pricewaterhouses, said: " The accountancy profession has made

steady progress with regards to gender and ethnic equality, and we

need to mirror that success in tackling disability equality. "

She went on to say that companies need to " build a culture that

promotes a better understanding of working with disability " even if

people in the firm are not disabled.

Pappenheim, chief executive of Employment Opportunities which

organised the seminar, said: " We want to work with accountancy firms

employing people with disabilities, who represent an untapped talent

pool. "

Disability represents the final frontier in diversity, but there is

promising news from firms willing to tackle it, she said.

Pricewaterhouses says it employs more than 146,000 people

across 150 countries.