Comments on: What would Keir Hardie do? http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2008/09/what-would-keir-hardie-do/ Policy news and comment from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:17:24 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Robert http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/2008/09/what-would-keir-hardie-do/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Robert Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:08:36 +0000 http://www.touchstoneblog.org.uk/?p=399#comment-152 I'm disabled I've done everything this government has asked of me, I've applied for jobs all over the place, but so far my interviews have been nightmares. one Even refused to see me, another after shaking my hands left to wash his hands, another refused saying he did not know what I had. I said no legs mate thats all no legs he then shock my hands and I replied and AIDS. I actually do not have AIDS but he rushed out to wash his hands, I had a lady Disability employment adviser who used wipes to clean her hands, and when I borrowed he pen wiped the pen with a wipe. Great I've been looking for work for five years, I've had offers of collecting trolleys with my wheelchair they said try it even if you only push one trolley it's OK, yet thats a real job in a real world. help I’m disabled I’ve done everything this government has asked of me, I’ve applied for jobs all over the place, but so far my interviews have been nightmares. one Even refused to see me, another after shaking my hands left to wash his hands, another refused saying he did not know what I had. I said no legs mate thats all no legs he then shock my hands and I replied and AIDS. I actually do not have AIDS but he rushed out to wash his hands, I had a lady Disability employment adviser who used wipes to clean her hands, and when I borrowed he pen wiped the pen with a wipe.

Great I’ve been looking for work for five years, I’ve had offers of collecting trolleys with my wheelchair they said try it even if you only push one trolley it’s OK, yet thats a real job in a real world. help

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