# How Germany fails disabled people

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Podcast: [The Documentary Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-documentary-podcast-487670)
Published: 2026-06-21T00:30:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nsg1h4
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Disabled people are the most unfairly treated minority in Germany, according to one former member of parliament. This is especially true in the world of work. The unemployment rate among disabled people is twice that of people with no disability. When they do find work, it’s often in an institution where they are paid less than the minimum wage and where they do not have the usual rights and protections enjoyed by most employed people. Yet they are often producing goods for big companies with well-known brand names. Amy Zayed, one of very few disabled journalists working in Germany, asks what can be done to make Germany more inclusive.

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