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Barriers and solutions in the workplace: raising employment rates for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems
- Authors:
- REMPLOY, ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
- Publisher:
- Remploy
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
The RADAR/Remploy Task Force was been set up to find new ways of enabling people with learning disabilities and mental health issues to find jobs. This report represents the accumulation of six months analysis. It critically analyses both barriers and solutions across personal, system and environmental dimensions for both client groups. It draws on evidence from 97 case studies across Taskforce members as well as other specific reports and wider research in the field. In addition the report contains ‘good practice templates’ for both client groups that can be applied to a variety of employment related settings.
Stepping stones: a fun-filled CD to help people with learning disabilities ...
- Authors:
- ANTIMATTER, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- CD ROM, booklet
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
A CD to help people with learning disabilities towards employment, this easy-to-use programme is led by cartoon character Jo. He talks directly to the user, guiding them to create a useable CV and think about the right kind of employment for them. With Jo, the user will: learn how to look for work/go job hunting; develop time management skills; create their personal diary showing activities, free time and time available for work; find organisations that can help to find work and training; and find examples of people and projects that have succeeded in work and training.
Shifting the perspective from ‘incapable’ to ‘capable’ for artists with cognitive disability; case studies in Australia and South Korea
- Authors:
- YOON Jung Hyoung, ELLISON Caroline, ESSL Peggy
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 36(3), 2021, pp.443-467.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study examined four inclusive arts organisations in Australia and South Korea, providing creative services for artists living with cognitive disability, including autism, intellectual and mental disability. This research study focused on exploring what support inclusive arts organisations and society have provided for artists living with cognitive disability to pursue professional careers. The qualitative study used proxy intervention interviews with art staff and administrators from the four inclusive arts organisations and observation as a research method to include artists living with cognitive disability who do not speak. The findings reveal significant social support and strategies of the organisations are needed for artists living with cognitive disability to develop their art careers. It also discusses the impact of shifting the perception of disability from ‘incapable’ to ‘capable’ for artists living with cognitive disability in the wider mainstream art community and society. (Edited publisher abstract)
The possibility of cooperatives: a vital contributor in creating meaningful work for people with disabilities
- Authors:
- WESTOBY Peter, SHEVELLAR Lynda
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 34(9-10), 2019, pp.1613-1636.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article examines the rich lived experience of members of a 20-year-old workers’ cooperative in Brisbane, Australia – primarily made up of members who have intellectual disabilities – and reveals the need for significant social support to ensure people can access meaningful work. Drawing on the findings of the case-study research conducted with the Nundah Community Enterprise Cooperative, the paper argues that cooperatives can be a vital contributor in creating meaningful work for people with disabilities. Importantly, the case study strengthens the case that meaningful employment can be created and supported by such a holistic cooperative model, which also includes a role for meso-level community organisations. Overall, the case study is really the story of what cooperative solidarity and mutuality can achieve as one way of overcoming the social distress or social injury of not having meaningful work. (Edited publisher abstract)
Expectations and realisations: the employment story of a young man with cerebral palsy
- Author:
- CRITTEN Val
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 31(4), 2016, pp.573-576.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Britain has laws and a range of policies which promote the employment of disabled people. The lack of progress to get disabled people into paid work has resulted in huge dissatisfaction for some. Evidence of disability and employment problems is often expressed as hard data, but what of the personal experiences of trying to find employment? This article is based on interviews with ‘Nick’, a young man with cerebral palsy who wanted to recount his preparation for work, including work experience, through school, the Connexions service and the local Employment Office. He explained how he felt his voluntary work and work experiences were not fully planned and ultimately unsatisfactory. Nick found paid employment, but soon discovered that there were too many problems for him to continue. He reflected on his experiences, including his own initial confidence, his despair at the ending of his paid employment and the realities of what employment means for him. (Publisher abstract)
An independent review of the work capability assessment: year five
- Author:
- LITCHFIELD Paul
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 105
- Place of publication:
- London
Reflects on the evolution of the work capability assessment since its introduction and considers some of the issues that the Department for Work and Pensions might need to take into account in the years to come. The WCA is designed to determine eligibility for employment and support allowance. It is a functional assessment based on the premise that eligibility should not be determined by the description of a person’s disability or health condition but by how their ability to function is affected, which may vary considerably between individuals. The report shows that the number of people assessed and found fit for work has significantly declined. It also highlights that perceptions of the WCA remain overwhelmingly negative and discusses the barriers that individuals with a learning disability face with the WCA process. The review identifies a number of key principles that the department should take into account in redesigning the WCA : any assessment should not only be fair but be perceived as such; there must be clarity of purpose - determining benefit eligibility and supporting employment outcomes may not be compatible objectives; residual elements of the medical model of disability should be eradicated in favour of a bio-psychosocial model; departmental staff should be at the heart of the assessment and should drive information requirements; any revised assessment should exploit information already provided to the DWP, rather than duplicating effort and incurring unnecessary expense; and decision makers and HCPs should see a representative range of cases and have appropriate training in the capability impact of common conditions. (Edited publisher abstract)
An ethnography exploring the limits of dedifferentiation in the lives of adults with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- BANKS C. A., GOOBERMAN-HILL R., WAINWRIGHT D.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 45(4), 2020, pp.344-354.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: Dedifferentiation refers to the trend of positioning people with intellectual disabilities together with other disabled individuals for political purposes, to act as a counter to differentiated approaches. This article explores the influence of dedifferentiation in professional support settings through the lived experiences of people with intellectual disabilities and their staff. Methods: Ethnographic research, including participant observation and interviews, conducted with an intellectual disability social care provider and an independent community café, both based in an area of England. Results: Tensions exist between dedifferentiation aims and the lived experiences of people with intellectual disabilities, who often struggled to achieve in areas including independent community inclusion and paid employment. Conclusion: Dedifferentiation has disadvantages for people with intellectual disabilities. It can underestimate and mask needs that people experience in relation to their disabilities. Policy and professional support might be improved by (1) recognising these limits and (2) incorporating people’s real-world needs into support provision. (Edited publisher abstract)
Thinking big, aiming high
- Author:
- BERKELEY Viv
- Journal article citation:
- Adults Learning, 21(5), January 2010, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Adult Continuing Education
This article outlines the themes raised at the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) annual disability conference. Concerns over funding, teacher training, partnership working and employment were raised, with delegates clear that flexible funding systems were necessary to empower providers to be more creative with what constitutes success. Delegates felt that simply funding qualification-driven provision would restrict providers in providing adequate services. The article highlights the difficulties in finding employment opportunities for disabled people, calling for a series of policy driven action that would enable better prospects in the future. It examines the role of further education in supporting disabled people into work, noting the ‘learning is a route into earning’. The article concludes by suggesting that having expectations and aspirations is vital to disabled people, and that providers and local government need to work in partnership to overcome the difficulties imposed by the current funding cuts.
Corporate culture and employment of people with disabilities: role of social workers and service provider organizations
- Authors:
- SAMANT Deepti, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 8(3-4), July 2009, pp.171-188.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In this article the authors outline how a company’s culture, which facilitates or hinders the employment of disabled people, is a crucial area for study because of the low rates of employment of people with disabilities. This culture reflects an organisation's value system and impacts the recruitment, retention, and promotion of employees, and individuals with disabilities are directly and positively impacted by a corporate culture that promotes and establishes a diverse workforce as a priority. This article provides an overview of corporate culture and the employment of individuals with disabilities, and presents a case example of the corporate culture of a large not-for-profit disability service organisation – the Young Adult Institute, which was founded by parents of young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the New York City area, with the aim of facilitating employment opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The authors conclude that armed with an in-depth understanding of corporate culture and disability issues, social workers can be particularly helpful to applicants and employees with disabilities as well as employers.
People with learning disabilities, AT and telecare
- Authors:
- TATE PROJECT, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Home Farm Trust
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
The Through Assistive Technology to Employment (TATE) project is using current and advanced assistive technology to increase employability for people with learning disabilities and support independent living within a residential care or family home setting An estimated 1.4 million people in England live with a learning disability - around 25 per 1000 of the population - and the project aims to develop and mainstream assistive technology devices combined with telecare to meet the needs of these individuals. It will disseminate examples of best practice amongst health and social care providers.