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Work integration of people with disabilities in the regular labour market: what can we do to improve these processes?
- Authors:
- VILA Montserrat, PALLISERA Maria, FULLANA Judit
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 32(1), March 2007, pp.10-18.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In this Spanish research thematic content analysis techniques, using semi-structured group interviews, were used to identify analyse how different factors related to family, work and training, interact to influence work integration of people with disabilities by means of supported employment. Thirty-two professionals from 17 agencies provided information regarding the role of the family, training, workplace monitoring, the work setting, and personal resources of the worker. The results indicated that family, training (prior to and during the integration service), monitoring of the worker in the workplace, and work setting were relevant and contributing aspects of the process of work integration. A real and effective commitment on the part of the government is required to regulate and provide resources to create supported employment services and to allow these services to plan their own interventions, keeping in mind the relevance of and relationship between aspects such as family, training, workplace monitoring, the work setting and personal resources of the worker.
Supported employment and job coaching: best practice guidelines
- Author:
- VALUING PEOPLE NOW
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Employment is a priority for people with a learning disability as set out in Valuing People Now. Supported employment is a well-evidenced, personalised approach to working with people with significant disabilities, including people with learning disabilities and autism, to access and retain open employment, with support. The purpose of this document is to give the final definition of supported employment after consultation with a range of stakeholders (including people with learning disabilities, family carers, providers of supported employment and employers) following publication of the draft definition in March 2010. It covers what supported employment is and its guiding principles, who provides supported employment, and the supported employment model. This document is primarily aimed at supported employment practitioners and commissioners to ensure that more people with significant impairments get and keep jobs.
Pets Warehouse
- Author:
- WOOD Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 94, Winter 2009, pp.15-17.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
In this article the author describes the creation and development of Pets Warehouse, a social firm committed to creating employment and training opportunities for the disabled and disadvantaged. A social firm is one committed to using profits to put back into the community, and ideally 25 to 50% of the workforce will have some recognised disability or disadvantage. The author Kate Wood, who is the Managing Director, suggests that a social firm should aim to empower people to be the best they can – commanding equal pay, equal rights, and to progress and improve themselves whatever the background. The author outlines how the directors were brought together, how funding was arranged to get the project running, how the project uses supported employment services, and briefly touches upon training opportunities given to members of staff.
The labour market situation of people with disabilities in EU25
- Authors:
- SHIMA Isilda, ZOLYOMI Eszter, ZAIDI Ashgar
- Publisher:
- European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- Vienna
The peculiarity of this analysis is that differently from other studies it is performed using the statistics of the employment status of people with disabilities drawn from administrative registers of the Member States. The statistics from administrative registers show that people with disabilities are mainly part of those working age groups classified as unemployed or inactive; only a modest fraction is part of the employed working age population. Nevertheless, the number of people with disabilities in ordinary employment has increased and that sheltered employment varies among the Member States. With regard to labour market measures the EU Member States have been going through a shift from passive measures towards (active) labour market integration policies. The demographic trends and the resulting shrinking of the labour force in the future emphasize the importance of shifting from a passive compensation system to an active integration programme and making best use of the available workforce. People with disabilities can represent a significant addition to the labour force and thus contribute to economic production. Many EU Member States have made an effort to break down the discrimination barriers with respect to disability and to consider these people as an integral part of society and the workforce, but more integrative measures and programmes have to emerge.
Economic impact of inclusion of disabled persons in the labour market
- Author:
- BEYER Stephen
- Publisher:
- EASPD
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- iv, 80
- Place of publication:
- Brussels
This literature review was commissioned by EASPD to improve its understanding of the employment of people with disabilities in Europe and the strength of the financial case for inclusive employment. It provides cost-benefit analyses of labour market inclusion of people with disabilities can have for governments and public authorities, as well as the wider benefits for businesses and individuals. The review carried out extensive and structured searches on a number of database for research articles in English, published between 1980 and 2016. The main findings show that disabled people, taxpayers and government are likely to benefit financially in the long term from greater investment in employment in the open labour market of persons with disabilities. It also identified a large variety of models, working to different objectives, which support people with disabilities in work, training and employment. In terms of models supporting persons with disabilities into the open labour market, supported employment and individual placement and support have proved to be effective in doing so and with high cost-benefit return to the taxpayer. (Edited publisher abstract)
Rethinking disability at work: recommendations, polling data and key statistics
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
- Publisher:
- Centre for Social Justice
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- London
Outlines key recommendations from the findings of research to explore why disabled people are significantly under-represented the workplace and suggests ways to narrow the disability employment gap. To address the large numbers of disabled people who fall out of employment, the report makes recommendations for the use of apprenticeships; the creation of better working environments, and a better system to manage returns to work after a sickness absence. The report also includes recommendations on how employers can be supported and encouraged to employ disabled people, highlighting the many benefits that disabled people bring to the workplace; the relationship between out-of-work benefits and employment support; and how to improve support to people with learning disabilities and mental health into work. The report also includes detail of polling data and key statistics from the research. (Edited publisher abstract)
Valuing employment now: job coaching or supported employment: approach and progress in developing standards
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Valuing Employment Now
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Government view on supported employment (a personalised approach to working with people with significant disabilities, including people with learning disabilities and autism, to access and retain open employment) was outlined in Valuing Employment Now (2009). This included a commitment to publish standards for job coaching to drive improvements in supported employment provision. Stating that agreement on a definition of supported employment is the starting point in the development of standards for job coaching, this document outlines the Government's draft definition of supported employment. It covers what supported employment is and its guiding principles, the supported employment model and key stages for employer and employee, job matching, arranging the right support, career development, employability skills, and who provides supported employment. It also sets out planned next steps for the Government: making the draft standards accessible; seeking views from stakeholders including disabled people, family carers, providers of supported employment and employers to agree the definition and the terminology to be used to describe both supported employment and job coaches; development of national standards.
WORKSTEP customer survey
- Authors:
- PURVIS Ann, LAW Rebecca, LOWREY James
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 127p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents the findings from a two stage piece of research into customer experience and a baseline of the existing WORKSTEP customers. WORKSTEP is supported employment programme aimed to help disabled people find and retain work either in jobs in the open labour market, via supported placements with mainstream employers, or within supported businesses established to employ disabled people. The first stage was a quantitative survey of 1,009 WORKSTEP customers. Stage two consisted of a smaller qualitative survey of 98 customer interviews. The survey was carried out between October 2008 and July 2009. The baseline data collected will feed into an evaluation of the Work Choice Programme, which is set to replace WORKSTEP in October 2010.
What price work?
- Author:
- SAMUEL Mithran
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.8.10, 2010, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Employment rates for adults with learning disabilities or mental health problems remain law. The coalition government has said it will improve support for these groups through Work Choice, the Department for Work and Pensions' new disability employment programme. However, there are worries that spending cuts may mean this will not happen. This article discusses three possible sources of job support for disabled people and the possible risk to their futures. Work Choice; discretionary employment support services, such as that provided by the organisation Pure; and the individual placement and support model which has been found to improve job and health outcomes.
Employment support agencies in the UK: current operation and future development needs
- Authors:
- WISTOW Richard, SCHNEIDER Justine
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 15(2), March 2007, pp.128-135.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Disabled people are amongst the most excluded in society, while people with learning disability have the lowest rates of employment. Supported employment promises to address the gaps, but it is a new approach, one whose development has been incremental. The present authors explore some of the features of agencies providing employment support to disabled people, together with their managers' views. This paper describes semi structured telephone interviews with the managers of 31 employment support agencies. The survey sought to understand the types of service provided, the staff and caseload numbers, the training offered, and the targets used. The authors also asked the managers what would help them in delivering employment opportunities to disabled people. The responses of the managers highlight gaps between current policy and practice. Particular attention is given to the use of targets, fragmented funding and what managers consider is required to improve employment opportunities for disabled people. Managers endorsed the vision expressed in current policy, and identified numerous obstacles to its implementation in employment support. Taken together, their views can be used to guide the development of supported employment.