Why employ a disabled person?
Inclusion

Jane Hatton

Founder & CEOEvenBreak

Why employ a disabled person?

10:18·3 August 2026

Simply because that person may have the exact skillset you need; or because you’re looking for extra resilience, particular determination, or the kind of creativity that comes from dealing with extra challenges every single day…

Transcript

Audio in English·AI-generated transcript

Jane Hatton was an unlikely businesswoman – a once aspiring violinist, she’d gone into social work. But then she became disabled and her entrepreneurial energy was sparked.

Jane founded Evenbreak which went on to become the only global disability job board, finding opportunities for candidates and candidates for jobs, all the while raising awareness and breaking down prejudice.

Listen to this inspirational conversation, in which Jane genuinely enlightens me about the specific benefits someone with schizophrenia can bring to a job, among many other things.

Vanessa C. Stone
impact.info journalist
Published on 3 August 2026
Photo credit — EvenBreak