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'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.
Closing the disability and employment gap: a case study report
- Author:
- VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DISABILITY GROUP
- Publisher:
- Voluntary Organisations Disability Group
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
In response to the recent green paper on work, health and disability, this report outlines some practical solutions to closing the disability employment gap. It highlights why it is important that action is taken now and the looks at the challenges that could undermine these aims. These include austerity measures and changes to specialist employment policy. The report then presents three brief examples of successful employment and training schemes delivered by specialist disability organisations. They cover the areas of: supported employment schemes and social enterprise; disability organisations leading by example and employing disabled people; and supported internships and specialist further education. The report includes recommendations for government, employers and care providers to boost employment for working-age disabled people. (Edited publisher abstract)
WORKSTEP evaluation case studies: exploring the design, delivery and performance of the WORKSTEP programme
- Authors:
- PURVIS Ann, LOWREY James, DOBBS Lynn
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 178p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
WORKSTEP provides job support to over 26,000 disabled people who face more complex barriers to getting and keeping a job, but who can work effectively with the right support. It enables eligible disabled people to realise their full potential to work within a commercial environment, giving them, whenever possible, an opportunity to progress into open employment. The programme also offers practical assistance to employers.
The employment of people with disabilities in small and medium-sized enterprises
- Author:
- CARPENTER Morgan
- Publisher:
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 149p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Dublin
Comparative study, based on company case studies from six EU member states, of people with disabilities working in small and medium sized companies. Looks at: the legislative framework; employee characteristics; employer and workplace related characteristics; and mediating organisations. Concludes with sections on policy implications and recommendations.
In Good company? examining the provision of quality services for disabled customers in light of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Author:
- STEWART Jill
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 104p.,biblio.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report investigates how nineteen of the UK's top businesses are preparing to comply with the the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. It also enquires into how companies can win and keep a share of a sector with a vast market potential, by providing quality services to disabled customers. Contents include: towards good practice; good practice recommendations; a suggested strategy for introducing quality services for disabled customers; the way forward for businesses, local groups of disabled people, individual disabled people and local authorities.
Waving not drowning: a guide for parents trying to combine paid work and caring for disabled children
- Authors:
- LITVINOFF Sarah, MEARNS Janet, MONK Sue
- Publisher:
- Parents at Work
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 136p.bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The waving not drowning project has established a network for parents of disabled children focusing on issues around combining paid work and parenting. Research has shown that both parents and their disabled children can benefit emotionally and psychologically when the parents work. This book provides practical information and advice to help overcome the barriers to entering or remaining in paid work for parents who have disabled children. Contents include: getting into work, training or education; you and your job; childcare; you and your finances; social services, health and education; finding support and making changes; case studies.