Tag Archives: disability employment

£156,000 awarded by the Big Lottery Fund and European Social Fund The statistics speak for themselves – around 6 per cent of people with a learning disability are in paid employment, despite more than 60 per cent wanting and being able to be in work. Those figures come from Mencap, looking at the picture across the UK. Across Warwickshire and ... Read More »

The Enham Trust have spoken out against the governments’ planned proposals which will mean only one in eight disabled people who want to work will receive the help they need; the equivalent of 45,000 fewer disabled people each year over the remainder of this parliament. The comments support a new report by the Employment Related Service Association (ERSA) ‘More than ... Read More »

The National Autistic Society comments on the Government’s newly announced plans to get more disabled people into work following The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper. Last week the charity launched a campaign to close the autism employment gap with a research report, statistics and an affecting film. Mark Lever, Chief Executive at the National Autistic Society, said: “Today’s [31/10/16] announcement starts ... Read More »

Essex is championing employment opportunities for people who have a disability and aiming to find jobs for hundreds of residents. Essex County Council has pledged to become one of Britain’s first accredited employers under the Department for Work and Pensions’ nationwide Disability Confident campaign, and is now challenging other Essex businesses to close the disability employment gap. The local authority ... Read More »

More than a third (37 per cent) of UK workers believe disability is still a barrier to career progression, despite anti-discrimination legislation. In a study commissioned by PMI Health Group, part of Willis Towers Watson, nearly one in five (17 per cent) 1 also claimed employers fail to make adequate provisions to accommodate their, or their colleagues’, disabilities. “Companies have ... Read More »

Leonard Cheshire Disability announced that Neil Heslop, OBE, is joining the charity as chief executive on 1 October. Neil, currently Managing Director, RNIB Solutions, is also co-founder and trustee of Blind in Business, an organisation he set up over twenty years ago. Neil, who lost his sight aged 21, joined RNIB in May 2013. He is a graduate in Law ... Read More »

A teenager from Sheffield living with Moebius Syndrome, an extremely rare congenital neurological disorder, has been selected for a national position at the country’s flagship youth programme, National Citizen Service (NCS). The role recognises the teenager’s huge transformation on the youth programme last summer and his contribution to the local community. Within his new role as Social Inclusion Ambassador at ... Read More »

enei and Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby have joined forces with the Government’s Disability Confident team to undertake a ground breaking piece of research regarding the relationship between disability, participation in disability sport and employment.   This is an opportunity to contribute to research that could enhance the lives of those with disabilities.   The results of the research will be made ... Read More »

A South Lanarkshire employer who used his own experience of disability to build a socially driven courier company has recruited its first Modern Apprentice. Bruce Gunn’s life changed in 2008 after an allergic reaction to a mosquito bite on a family holiday lead to a long-term illness. He couldn’t walk and was housebound for three years. He felt he couldn’t ... Read More »

  Disabled people looking to work will benefit from some £20 million of additional support from the Scottish Government, as it prepares to use new devolved powers from 1 April 2017. “New powers on employability are among the most exciting of the new areas to be devolved as it gives Scotland the chance to create something that works for unemployed ... Read More »

A great video, commissioned by BBC North showcases what it is like to work for the BBC if you have a disability. The short film features disabled employees talking about their experiences working at the BBC and gives a good insight into this workplace. Click here to watch the video   Read More »

More disabled people’s views need to be heard! Evenbreak, the UK’s leading specialist job board for disabled people, announce a partnership with leading market research company Saros to encourage more disabled people to get involved in market research projects.  Saros believe that everybody’s views matter, but all too often, products and services are designed and released to market without considering ... Read More »