Disabled students say employers have ‘no idea’ about disability
Talented disabled students from some of the UK’s leading universities say job hunting is often hampered by employers’ lack of knowledge of disability. Interview-based evidence…
Employment & Education
Today’s employment figures hide the urgent need to get people with a learning disability into work
Today the Office for National Statistics announced the lowest UK unemployment rate for nearly 10 years, however this ignores the on-going failure to address the fact that just…
DSA changes bring uncertainty for disabled students
Responding to the government’s plans to restructure the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) announced last week, national charity AbilityNet is concerned that disabled students face greater…
Profoundly deaf mother tells how new job has transformed her life
A profoundly deaf mother who struggled for years to find work told how her life has been transformed by a Bristol company committed to employing…
Today’s employment figures hide the urgent need to get people with a learning disability into work
3 year decrease in employment figures for people with a learning disability Today the Office for National Statistics announced employment figures showing a growth in the number…
New research shows disabled people face discrimination at work
New research from Leonard Cheshire Disability reveals employers need to offer more support, even at the job hunting stage. Research by ComRes found 59 per…
Launch of Learning Disability Work Experience Week 2015
With the Government’s commitment to halving the disability employment gap and to launch Learning Disability Work Experience Week 2015, Mencap and Inclusive Employers have published the…
Disabled yachtsman wins prestigious Stelios Entrepreneur Award 2015
Leading yachtsman and disability advocate wins the Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs 2015 Unique award worth £50,000 is chosen personally by easyJet founder Sir Stelios…
Almost 70% of disabled people say cuts to Employment and Support Allowance will cause their health to suffer and half may return to work later
Ahead of key debate on Welfare Reform and Work Bill 60 national charities call on Government to stop £30-a-week cut to ESA for new claimants…
Minister: MPs must help “open doors” for disabled jobseekers
Minister for Disabled People, Justin Tomlinson, calls on every MP to hold a disability employment fair in their constituency. Call is part of effort to…
Trust welcomes calls for specialist support to get disabled people into work
Papworth Trust has today welcomed a select committee’s Welfare to Work report which calls for greater support for getting people with complex needs back into…
Stelios Award for disabled Entrepreneurs shortlist announced
A YATCHSMAN, A PARALYMPIAN AND A REHAB SPECIALIST REACH FINALS OF STELIOS AWARD 2015 Three finalists announced for the 2015 Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs Winner…
Paralympic legend presents disabled apprentices with catering awards
Gold medal winner and world record holding Paralympian, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, presented 18 catering apprentices and trainees with their graduation certificates at an awards…
AbilityNet urges disabled students to claim grant
With Fresher’s Weeks and the new term about to kick into action national disability charity AbilityNet is encouraging students to find out if they are…
Project Search job scheme returns with new students
Blackpool’s job scheme for youngsters with learning disabilities is back for a second year. The hugely successful Project Search programme, which is run by Blackpool…