Postcard: I Earn Less Than My Colleagues, Are We Taking the Dis?, 2005
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About
The Disability Rights Commission ran the ‘Are we taking the dis?’ campaign in 2005 to raise awareness of discrimination against disabled people. The national campaign ran for 6 weeks and cost £1.2million. The Disability Rights Commission website received 535% more hits because of the campaign.
Image description
Left side reads “I earn less than my colleagues just for being deaf. Disabled people earn 10% less, on average, than non-disabled people.”
Underneath is a yellow logo that reads “Are we taking the dis?”
Bottom right reads “Have your say at disabilitydebate.org” and “Disability Rights Commission”.
Right side is an image of a white man with brown hair in a hardware store looking at shelves stacked with wood. #
References
IPA | Disability Rights Commission: Are we taking the Dis?
DRC chief attacks lazy attitude over disability - Personnel Today