Chronically-ill 37-year-old lands first ever job, thanks to ground-breaking UK charity

Victoria Clutton calls for employment barriers to be removed for the long-term ill, as ASTRiiD (Available Skills for Training, Refreshing, Improvement,…

Founder of the Ability People, Liz Johnson, Named As One Of The BBC 100 Women 2018

London, November 2018 – Liz Johnson, the Paralympic Gold medallist and co-founder of recruitment agency The Ability People (TAP), has been named as…

Be the Difference – Our main aim is to assist in matching disabled people with suitable, inclusive employers

Regular readers will already know that we recently launched our employment initiative, ‘Be the Difference’, with the specific aim of helping more disab…

Primas Media – Tom Jamison, Employer Case Study

As the founding member of the new Be the Difference employment initiative, Primas Media, publisher of Able Magazine, is looking to recruit disabled peo…

Lucy takes on her dream role at The Fremantle Trust

Aylesbury’s Lucy Cox starts a new job this week at care provider and charity, The Fremantle Trust, during Disability Employment Awareness Month. Luc…

Poole dad undertakes gruelling triathlon in aid of Royal Navy comrade’s legacy

An IT director from Poole swapped his laptop and mobile for running shorts, swimming gear and bike attire, to complete the London Triathlon, raising mu…

Minister for Disabled People, Sarah Newton, MP discusses her views on supported businesses

That’s where “supported businesses” come in. Supported businesses can provide employment opportunities for those disabled people who want to work but m…

Grant to Support Disabled People in the Workplace Rises by Over a Third

Hundreds of disabled employees are to benefit from a £15,000 rise on Access to Work grants to assist them at work. People will now be able to claim up …