Find Out More About Inclusive Education With Our Guide To Distance Learning
Lots of very capable students can feel nervous about attending university. It isn’t the rigour of the course that they’re worried about but things lik…
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Columnist Chloe Tear: Are The Needs Of Disabled Students Being Fully Met?
Education is something many of us take for granted. We start around the age of five and are set free in our late teens. For people like myself who cho…
Inclusive Employment – What To Expect From An Inclusive Employer
If you are looking to change jobs, pushing for a promotion, trying to build a career in a new sector or get back into the workplace, then an inclusive…
Apps and technology make it easier for people to get out and about
Uber came to Coventry. Malcom (sic) Glenn has the grand title of Head of Global Policy, Accessibility and Underserved Communities and his job is to ma…
Minister for Disabled People, Sarah Newton, MP talks about the UK employment rate
Britain is working. The employment rate has reached a record high with more people earning a living than ever before. And if you look behind …
JubyLee Bakes CIC provides work experience to people with learning disabilities
JLB was founded in 2016 as a bakery business to provide work experience and training to learning disabled young people and adults. In that year the yo…
Able talks to disabled entrepreneur Mark Esho on supporting disabled people in work
Able Magazine finds out from award-winning disabled entrepreneur and best-selling author Mark Esho, about his recent feature 'Employers listen up…here…
UK National Autistic Society Developing a Cybersecurity and IT Centre with DXC Technology
DXC Technology, the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, is promoting neurodiversity in the workplace through a specialist cen…
No new Minister for Disabled People until Brexit is resolved
Former Disability Minister, Sarah Newton, resigned over two weeks ago in protest over the prospect of a no deal Brexit but is yet to be replaced. A…
PALS Society, Through employment comes inclusion
Steve Bond wants to break down barriers that make it harder for people who have difficulties learning in mainstream education to find work. In 2017 he…
Able Magazine Becomes Disability Confident Leader
Publisher of Able Magazine, Primas Media Ltd, has been accredited as a leader organisation of the Disability Confident Scheme. The Disabilit…
Sainsbury’s and Omnicom Announce Firm Commitment to Disability Inclusion
Sainsbury’s and Omnicom have today demonstrated their commitment to disability inclusion by announcing they have become members of The Valuable 500, a…
L&Q sets out disability inclusion commitment
L&Q has partnered with two leading not-for-profit organisations to ensure it is offering the best service to its disabled staff and residents. …
The Great Big Workplace Adjustments Survey Opens
A leading not-for-profit business and disability organisation is asking employees and managers to share their experiences of requesting and arranging …
Paralympian gold-medallist Liz Johnson to host RIDI Awards
The Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) is delighted to announce that British Paralympian, Liz Johnson, has been unveiled as the host of…
RIDI: Finalists Announced
Following a lengthy and comprehensive judging process, the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) has released its list of finalists for th…
Summing up at Derwen College for Maths Week 2019
Counting, weighing, measuring and a large amount of ‘Tweeting’ added up to a highly competitive Maths Week 2019 at Derwen College, in Shropshire.. …
Could you be the next Tim Berners-Lee or Steve Jobs?
Disabled young people are invited to apply now for an annual IT competition designed to test ability, creativity and skill. The UK IT Challenge is …
First year of success for charity that helps people with long-term illness find work
A unique UK charity is celebrating its first anniversary with an impressive year of firsts in its mission to help those with long-term health conditio…
Is your business confident in supporting people with disabilities?
On the 14th of March, Iansyst in partnership with the Cambridge Network will be hosting a free-to-attend event, Becoming Disability Confident, at the …
Photo travels the world for Internet Safety Day
A photo posted on social media has reached more than 19,000 people and travelled as far as New Zealand, demonstrating to students the far-reaching pow…
Help your venture to Thrive with UnLtd
Applications are now open for Thrive: Access to employment until 14th February 2019. Thrive is a new social accelerator helping ambitious social ve…
Inclusive Education – Reaching your potential through an inclusive approach
Schools, colleges and universities are obliged to help disabled people reach their potential through an inclusive approach to education. More and …
Minister for Disabled People, Sarah Newton, MP: What will be the most important issue for disabled people in 2019?
As we head into a new year I’ve been thinking about what I want to achieve in the next 12 months. What will be the most important issue for disabled p…
New award in memory of a remarkable young woman
A specialist Shropshire college is to award a trophy to an intrepid student each year in memory of a much-loved adventurous young woman. Derwen Col…