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Employers guide to employing people with a learning disability: a celebration of what works
- Author:
- FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide explores the practical implications of adopting a more inclusive approach to recruiting people with a learning disability. It presents information about Supported Employment and Job Coaching, including: tips on how and where to get this type of support, how to get funding for it, and how to work with Job Coaches. It also includes case studies which captures the experiences of employers for whom employing people with a learning disability has been a successful and rewarding experience. (Edited publisher abstract)
A star with the cars
- Author:
- PARTON Dan
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 14(1), January/February 2014, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article looks at how one young man, Michael, was able to secure employment with the support of the learning disability charity, Norwood. First Michael gained experience at Norwood Future Clean, a car wash and valet service run by Norwood supported employment programme. He was then able to move on employment at car dealership with some initial support from the charity Norwood. (Original abstract)
Employment: what we have learned
- Author:
- SPENCER Charlotte
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 16(2), April 2011, pp.33-38.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
It is clear from many UK and international examples that people with learning disabilities can secure and retain jobs that employers value. With the right support, this applies to people with severe impairments as well as those with milder disabilities. This article summarises work done under Valuing People Now to improve employment prospects and outcomes for people with learning disabilities in England. It summarises the barriers to improvements, such as the benefit system, employer prejudice, and families’ low aspirations. It explains how understanding these barriers has helped to unlock solutions and new approaches. The Valuing People Employment Team has been attempting to tackle the barriers through: the Getting A Life demonstration sites; Project Search internships; the Jobs First project; and campaigns and training to increase work aspirations and expectations. Case examples demonstrate the use of these initiatives.
Employment: John's story...
- Author:
- ROLLS Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Connecting, 5, Summer 2006, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Community Connecting
United Response is a national charity which offers skilled care and support to adults with learning disabilities or mental health needs across England. In this article the author describes the work that United Response has undertaken to support John, an adult with learning disabilities, into paid employment.
Facilitating factors for the job placement of workers with intellectual disabilities: supervisors and coworker mentors perspectives
- Authors:
- PELLICENA Miquel Angel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 14(6), 2020, pp.213-227.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of organizational strategies, attitudes and supports that can help people with intellectual disabilities to access competitive jobs through supported employment. Design/methodology/approach: A multiple case study was carried out based on an intentional sampling involving the coworker mentors of six people with intellectual disabilities currently working in standardized environments. Semi-structured interviews were performed with the participants, and an inductive thematic analysis was used for data analysis. Findings: The study identified five critical factors in the work of people with intellectual disabilities in standardized work environments, which potentially could act as facilitators or as obstacles, depending on how they were managed. The study also identified two key factors that acted mainly as facilitators and one as an obstacle. Originality/value: The study reveals the existence of factors that sometimes act as facilitators and sometimes as obstacles, depending on how they are managed by the company leaders or the disabled worker himself. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supported work-based training as a route into employment for adults with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- SWAN Sally, NEWTON Derek
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 10(4), October 2005, pp.33-40.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This is a case study of an employment strategy for adults with learning disabilities developed in a local authority in a rural area in the South West of England. It describes a structured approach to work-based training modelled on principles and practices associated with supported employment. It argues that this represents a more effective route into employment than day-centre training or unstructured work experience. It provides a detailed account of the experience of one service user, based on interviews. It places this development in the context of the authority's strategic response to Valuing People.
'Real jobs': 'learning difficulties' and supported employment
- Author:
- WILSON Alastair
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 18(2), March 2003, pp.99-115.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Supported employment is now regarded as a major vehicle for enabling people with 'learning difficulties' to enter employment. The purpose of this paper is to use the evidence provided by three case studies of people with 'learning difficulties' who have participated in supported employment to critically examine its fundamental premises. The paper argues that the influences of normalisation theory and the US model of supported employment have combined in the UK to form a variant of supported employment which, in pursuing the concept of 'real job', fails to adequately address the consequences of impairment.
Progression post-16 for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
- Author:
- OFSTED
- Publisher:
- OFSTED
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This survey evaluates the arrangements for transition from school and the provision in post-16 settings for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities up to the age of 25. Through visits to 32 providers and the completion of 111 detailed case studies, inspectors assessed the effectiveness of provision in enabling learners to develop greater independence, and progress to further learning or open or supported employment.
Turning over a new leaf
- Author:
- STRUDWICK Jessica
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, July 2011, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Describes how a young man with a learning disability has learned gardening skills and gained employment with the support of Mencap Pathway Lambeth. This has enabled him to grow in confidence and lead a more independent life.
Applying corporate citizenship theory to the operation of affirmative businesses
- Authors:
- EASTERLY Lisa, MCCALLION Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7(4), December 2010, pp.261-268.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
To address the need for more employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, many vocational rehabilitation agencies have established social ventures called affirmative businesses. Unlike most traditional vocational rehabilitation programs, affirmative businesses compete directly with for-profit businesses producing similar goods or services. Given that nonprofit agencies operating these businesses are supported by taxpayer dollars and private donations, there is increased scrutiny and expectations for legal and ethical behaviour and practices. This article provides an in-depth qualitative examination of two case studies to explore the utility of corporate citizenship theory for affirmative businesses. The themes considered are: being economically responsible; abiding by the law; engaging in ethical and moral management; and ensuring the philanthropy of businesses. The examination highlights how attention to and the application of the theory’s components might improve an affirmative business’s performance, while ill-attention might contribute to business failure. The article discusses how adherence to corporate citizenship played a role in the viability of the first affirmative business, while non-adherence contributed to failure in the second. Suggestions are made for improving the likelihood that affirmative businesses will achieve viability and provide community-based employment for individuals with intellectual disabilities.