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New deal for disabled people: survey of registrants: report of cohort 3
- Authors:
- LEGGE Kate, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 250p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The survey reported here was carried out as part of the extensive programme of evaluation of the New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP). NDDP is a voluntary programme that aims to help people with a disability or health condition move into sustained employment. Around 65 Job Brokers, who are a mix of public, private, and voluntary sector organisations, deliver the programme. The report presents findings from the survey of a third cohort of people who have registered with NDDP, and it examines participants' characteristics, their experiences of, and views on, the programme, including early employment outcomes. The survey design allows comparisons to be made between Pathways to Work pilot areas and non-pilot areas and between new and existing Job Brokers. The survey entailed face-to-face Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing with people who were registered with NDDP between August and October 2004, and fieldwork was conducted between February and May 2005. Interviews were achieved with 2,531 respondents. The evaluative research programme also includes qualitative research with key stakeholders, including clients, staff and employers, a survey of employers, a survey of Job Brokers, and an impact assessment and cost benefit analysis. This report was produced by a team of researchers from the Centre for Research in Social Policy (Loughborough University) and the National Centre for Social Research
Speak for yourself
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.11.05, 2005, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Keynote speakers at conferences on disability issues tend not to be disabled. The author reports on a consultancy service in Hampshire, All Inclusive, which is to be owned and managed by people with disabilities and will provide keynote speakers for conferences, disability awareness training and access audits.
Buddy spare me the time
- Author:
- MILLER Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.12.03, 2003, p.38.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the Buddy Mentor Scheme, winner of the Disability category in the Community Care Awards. The scheme run by Hertfordshire County Council, was set up as a pilot in September 2002 and aims to help disabled people with a range of employment issues. Volunteer mentors with an interest in disability issues are recruited, trained and supported. Many of the mentors are disabled themselves.
Evaluation of residential training provision
- Authors:
- GRIFFITHS Rita, DURKIN Stuart, MITCHELL Alison
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 117p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Residential training is an employment programme designed to help long-term unemployed adults with disabilities and serious health conditions who are unable to access suitable local training to move off benefits into sustained employment or self-employment. This evaluation looks at the effectiveness of the programme.
Crossing the boundaries: how training can improve joint working
- Author:
- ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In the current climate where working in partnership is both encouraged and expected, training plays an important part in this process.The aim of this good practice guide is to show how training can improve joint working, to show the benefits there will be for both service providers and people receiving services, and to give examples of good practice. The guide looks at what ‘works well’ particularly from the viewpoint of disabled people. It also covers what causes problems and what could be done to address these. Its intention is to encourage service providers and trainers to think about how training can improve joint working and to take action to put thought into effect.
Success in supported employment for people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Supported employment is a service that enables people with learning difficulties to find and hold down real jobs in unsegregated workplaces. An in-depth study of sixteen supported employees in South Wales looked at the strategies of supported employees, employers and job coaches for making supported employment successful. Self-advocates acted as consultants on the project and helped the researchers define what 'success' in supported employment might mean.
Disability, health and access to training
- Author:
- FUMAGALLI Laura
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 58p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Providing adequate training for disabled people is a major objective of recent legislation against discrimination in the labour market for the UK. Using data from the 2004 British workplace employee relations survey, this detailed study analyses the determinants of training for disabled workers both at the individual and at the firm level – in terms of the likelihood of workers being trained by their employers and the length of training received. The findings conclude that disability can reduce the probability of receiving training, but has negligible effect on the duration of training if it is received. The authors propose that the findings pose a challenge for policy makers, who must make it possible for each employee to declare his health status, but on the other hand must set up preventions aimed at discriminating against disabled people.
Does the Internet open up opportunities for disabled people?
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Government intends to make all government information and transactions available electronically by 2005. An increasing proportion of useful commercial and social information is available online. However, disabled people can face particular challenges using the Internet - for example, cost, access difficulties and unfamiliarity with electronic technology. (These limiting factors can be exacerbated for older age groups to which many disabled people belong.) Almost all questionnaire respondents welcomed the Government's initiative to put all services online, provided that alternative communication methods remained available. Internet usage enabled questionnaire respondents to communicate with others, and to reach a variety of information resources in spite of difficulties. These groups included those who were unable to leave their homes, those who found writing or reading common forms of print inaccessible, or those with speech impairments. Two-thirds of Internet users in the survey wanted to use the Internet more, cost being the main reason holding them back. Cost - of buying a computer, of online access and of assistive devices - was also the most common reason preventing Internet non-users getting online. Questionnaire respondents and focus group participants who needed assistive devices had significant problems in identifying what to use, in affording it, and in getting guidance or training with the equipment. Disabled Internet users who needed assistive devices to use a computer and the Internet found fewer websites that were easy to use and navigate than did those not using assistive devices. Only about one in ten respondents knew the location of their local UK Online centre (where help is available to learn initial Internet-using skills); there was little knowledge of the training provided by UK Online centres or other organisations. About 40 per cent of Internet-using respondents had tried but had been unable to find suitable training locally.
Together from the start: practical guidance for professionals working with disabled children (birth to third birthday) and their families
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Announces the guidance issued jointly by the Department for Education and Skills and the Department of Health. It is concerned with the initial assessment of need; co-ordination of multiagency support for families; better information and access for families Improved professional knowledge and skills; service review and development; and partnership across agencies and geographical boundaries.
Lift off?
- Author:
- WINCHESTER Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.3.03, 2003, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A recent High Court decision decided it was unlawful for East Sussex Council to ban its staff from lifting service users. Talks to an injured care worker and a wheelchair user about the pros and cons of lifting.