At 35, Jones still has many working years ahead of him and, alongside fears for himself and his colleagues, he is also concerned for the younger disabled people reaching working age.
"We are not thinking about just our jobs it's the next generation of disabled people too. If they closed this factory, there will be nothing for them. They have shut down the [sheltered] workshops, and not many of those people have jobs. If they haven't, what chance have we?"
Remploy says all its sites were reviewed and "appropriate adjustments made where necessary to facilitate disabled employees". The organisation adds that the DVD was one of a range of materials used to explain its announcement to people.
On the lack of signers being present to communicate the manager's comments to the deaf workers, it says that all employees can ask specific questions on helplines and feedback forms. It adds that, with short notice, it can be difficult to obtain the services of a signer, but in such circumstances access to signers will be made available as soon as possible.
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