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International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPD) bulletin Some 69% of disabled adults say their work has been affected by the pandemic, rising to 89% of disabled young people aged 18-25. One in five (19%) of employers are less
In October 2020 Leonard Cheshire published their “Locked Out of the Labour Market” research, warning that the Covid-19 pandemic was set to have a negative impact on the employment prospects and economic inclusion of disabled people unless urgent action was
Disabled people set to benefit from plans to upgrade job support and opportunities, housing and transport as part of a new National Disability Strategy Improving accessibility of homes, £300m investment in support for children with special educational needs and disabilities
The learning disability charity Mencap has complied a short survey (5-10 mins) to establish views from employers, training providers, and other apprenticeship stakeholders about flexibilities or exemptions to the minimum levels of English and maths qualifications for people with a
**Click here for BSL** New research by the Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) has highlighted the challenges faced by deaf people when securing and progressing in work. The survey, which polled the experiences of deaf people in relation to
See the original post in FE NEWS on 6 March here By Elizabeth Taylor, ERSA and Richard Brooks, SETAS The Employability Sector The Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) is the representative body for the employment support sector. Poor mental health is a significant and all-too-common barrier to finding
The Vision Foundation has commissioned the Vision Impairment Centre for Teaching and Research (VICTAR) at the University of Birmingham to do some research on employment. We want to understand more about the factors which contribute to employment outcomes (the good and not
The Shaw Trust charity is launching a new Care Academy in response to the national skills shortage in the sector. The academy will support the government’s ambition to attract new care recruits. It will act as a single source of
This has been republished as part of Mental Health Awareness week. Oringally published 15 October 2015. A few weeks ago, articles appeared attacking the support provided to long term unemployed people, specifically individuals with mental health issues, through the
The Office for Disability Issues has announced the appointment of chairs to lead 9 new Regional Stakeholder Networks From: Department for Work and Pensions and Office for Disability Issues Regional chairs have been announced to move forward work to break down the
