Charities

Employment toolkits for people with a sensory impairment

Publisher:

Charities

Topics:

Sensory impairment

Year of Publication:

2017

Type:

Guidance

Sense has published employment toolkits for people with sensory impairments. They include template CVs and tips for writing a covering letter and preparing for an interview. They also include links to a number of resources and employment programmes to help people with sensory impairments looking for work.

The toolkits were co-produced with one their young campaigners who is deafblind, Molly O’Brien.

Business case for employing people with a learning disability

Publisher:

Charities

Topics:

Recruitment, Learning disabilities, Employer Engagement

Year of Publication:

2017

Type:

Guidance

Mencap has published a guide for employers outling the business case for employing people with a learning disability. The guide is based on a literature review by Dr Steve Beyer.

Employment resources for deafblind workers

Publisher:

Charities

Topics:

Sensory impairment

Year of Publication:

2017

Type:

Guidance

Sense has published new resources to support the employment of people who are deafblind. Deafblind people can work, however many will need specialist support to enable them to do so. Sense campaigns to ensure those deafblind people who want to work get the support they need to gain employment and those deafblind people who work are supported to do their job well and can progress in their career.

https://www.sense.org.uk/content/employment

Longitudinal study of transitions experiences of blind and partially sighted young people (Phase 2)

Publisher:

Charities

Topics:

Sensory impairment

Year of Publication:

2017

Type:

Research

This longitudinal research project was designed in 2009 by a team from RNIB and VICTAR (Visual Impairment Centre for Teaching and Research at the University of Birmingham). The key objectives of the project are:

Realising Aspirations for All: improving access to employment for people who are deafblind

Publisher:

Charities

Topics:

Sensory impairment, Reasonable adjustments

Year of Publication:

2016

Type:

Research, Report

Deafblind people can work, however many will need specialist support to enable them to do so. Sense campaigns to ensure those deafblind people who want to work get the support they need to gain employment and those deafblind people who work are supported to do their job well and can progress in their career.

Sense has written a report about the barriers deafblind people face when looking for work and when in employment and learn about the solutions that can help more deafblind people to gain and sustain employment.

Raising Aspiration: widening participation in Supported Internships

Publisher:

Charities, Other organisations

Topics:

Supported Internships

Year of Publication:

2016

Type:

Report

Supported Internships should be given a higher profile and equal status to Apprenticeships , argues this joint report by Mencap and Remploy. The main points of the report can be summarised as

Supported Internships are an effective route into paid employment for young people with SEND who are otherwise at a greatly increased risk of becoming NEET and subsequently dependent on adult social care services.
Supported Internships are a key vehicle to achieving Government’s aspiration to halve the

Enabling Work - a Scope report

Publisher:

Charities

Year of Publication:

2015

Type:

Report

Scope has published a new report on the economic impact of rising disability employment rates. Landman Economics have modelled the economic impact of a five or 10 percentage point increase in the disability employment rate by 2030. This report explored their findings, and points to some of the actions which could enable such an increase. Landman Economics found three key economic findings around increasing the employment rate of disabled people. Increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Aspirations for Life posters

Publisher:

Charities

Topics:

Disability Confident

Year of Publication:

2012

These posters were produced by Aspirations for Life but are now out of print. They were designed to portray positive images of people at work.

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