The interviews revealed that all firms had concerns about employing disabled people and the extent of their contribution
towards capital accumulation. Respondents (Diversified Ltd.) noted that insurance firms refused to provide
workers’ compensation insurance cover to employ disabled workers, and the poor public infrastructure for them to
commute to work was an additional barrier to their employment. A respondent (Diversified Ltd.) stated, “We have
more able people who are unemployed, and they should be looked after first”. Another respondent noted that the firm
was in the business of maximising profits, and disabled people were an inhibitor to capital accumulation. Some firms
had employed a few disabled staff in the past but had offered a redundancy package and those employees had now
left (Toba Ltd., Trading Ltd.). Engineering Ltd. highlighted that they were unable to employ disabled people because
of the nature of their business activities. However, Engineering Ltd. had no disabled staff in office-related jobs. The
government meanwhile had more immediate priorities rather than care of disabled people. During the time of this
study the government was engaged in combating a civil war in the country, which placed a heavy burden on national
budgetary expenditure. Further, the lack of infrastructure to allow disabled workers to commute to work and the lack of
workers’ compensation insurance for disabled people implied that the government desired to keep a low profile about
its attitude towards providing employment opportunities for disabled people. Bank Ltd. was an exception; it employed
deaf people in its centralised cash counting department. Although the respondent prided about the support of that firm
for disabled people, there no disclosure about it in the annual report. Promoting opportunities for disabled people would
forces the government to provide infrastructure and other compensatory costs, further adding to its already eroding
budgetary burden (McSheehy, 2001). Greater disclosure about employment or lack of employment opportunities for
disabled people could have created tension between the firms and the government.