Celebrating hard work this Learning Disability at Work Week
According to learning disability charity, Mencap, only six per cent of people with a learning disability are in paid employment. However, 60 per cent would like to be.
According to learning disability charity, Mencap, only six per cent of people with a learning disability are in paid employment. However, 60 per cent would like to be.
Today (4 November), the average disabled worker stops getting paid, relative to their non-disabled co-workers. As a result, today is known as the Disability Pay Gap Day.
Every day, companies are driving disabled employees to reach their full potential in the workplace. Transport for London (TfL) has been committed to supporting their disabled staff for years, and want to continue to develop opportunities.
As 10,000 businesses sign up to the disability Confident Scheme, Ministerfor Disabled People, Health and Work Sarah Newtonhas called on large businesses to reveal number of…
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David is 42 and has a learning disability. He plays snooker and golf, and enjoys metal detecting. He lives in Wetherby and for the past…
New initiative by Royal Mencap Society and The Harpur Trust to support 40 local young people with a learning disability develop employment skills On Friday…
Shaw Trust welcomes the Government’s decision to invest in mental health support. The Department of Health and the Department for Work and Pensions are jointly…
Computer whiz-kid Ralph Smith was desperate to find work but his Asperger’s syndrome, which makes it hard for him to relate to people, made it…