A FIFTH of managers say they would be less likely to employ a disabled person, believing that they would struggle to do the job, a charity has found.

A further three out of five expressed concern about the cost of employing a disabled person, while one in four said that ensuring the accessibility of the interview process was a “barrier.”

The Leonard Cheshire Disability charity, which undertook the survey of 500 employers, said disabled people can face “barrier after barrier” due to attitudes that have no basis in fact.