Getting the right person for the job is often one of the biggest challenges for any business. About one in every five people who are working or seeking work is disabled and many small to medium sized businesses already have disabled employees, often without realising (because many impairments are not visible).
The DDA does not ask you to do anything that will put your business at risk. You are not required to employ someone who is unsuitable for a specific job and you don't have to make any changes 'just in case' you recruit a disabled person. What you must do is to treat everyone fairly. That does not mean treating everyone the same, because that would be unfair for some disabled people.
There is strong evidence that disabled employees do not, on average, have more absence than non-disabled employees. They may also be less likely to leave you for another employer.
The DDA does not ask you to do anything that will put your business at risk
