DFN FOUNDATION AND NSEF LAUNCH ‘FINDING YOUR FUTURE’ CAMPAIGN
The DFN Foundation and the National Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Employment Forum (NSEF) have joined forces to launch the ‘Finding …
Tag: employment opportunities for disabled people
Business Disability Forum appoints new Chair
Business Disability Forum has appointed a new Chair from the world of global banking and financial services. Stephen Miller takes up the role at th…
Step and Stone Celebrate their Successes!
In Bristol, on the 27th May 2019 Step and Stone found out that they had won £49,750 in the National Lottery-funded People’s Projects (West Country Eas…
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 …
Be the Difference – Find out more about our employment iniatitive
Regular readers of Able Magazine will already know that we recently launched our employment initiative, ‘Be the Difference’, with the specific aim of …
Fighting back against the disability employment gap
Business leaders with bold plans to create more employment opportunities for disabled people have won funding to grow and develop their ventures 17 …
Team Domenica – Zac, Employer Case Study
“I am very happy as I love working. I’m a baker so I’m so pleased that Team Domenica helped me to get a job making cakes for the afternoon teas at The …
Team Domenica – Natasha, Employer Case Study
“I am the first person to get paid work at Team Domenica. I have never in my life been first at anything, it’s such a brilliant feeling. It’s great to …
Innovative employment programme wins national award
A Weston College programme that helps young people move into paid work has won a national award. The ‘Into Work’ course took the prize in the ‘Inclu…
Blind baker challenges public attitudes
Penny Melville-Brown from Hampshire (UK) is living proof that many people under-estimate what blind people can do. Research published today by the R…
Primas Media – Terry Gillian, 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…
Seen and heard: The Mission To Improve Acceptance For Deaf People In The Workplace
“Deaf people can do anything apart from hear” - a powerful quote that, as if it were needed, reinforces the prevalent lack of belief and knowledge that…
EqualEngineers
EqualEngineers are making the Engineering & Technology sector more Diverse & Inclusive. The sector lacks in diversity and inclusion of under…
Engineering & Technology Careers Fairs for Diverse Talent
This September, EqualEngineers will be hosting careers fairs in five regions across the UK, with a difference. Aimed at anyone who is considering a car…
Exceptional Individuals
We are Exceptional Individuals. The first employment partnership for dyslexic people. We believe our economy is missing out on a valuable asset. …
SAMEE
The Samee Project was set up to help you make informed decisions about your life. We have been given many opportunities for training and support, and n…
The Ability People (TAP)
TAP is a recruitment agency focused on delivering bespoke, tailored solutions that work for both professionals and businesses. Through our unique inter…
Mencap: Antony, Employer Case Study
"I was getting depressed at home, I was just going nuts basically. There was nothing to do. I had no money coming in, and any little money that I did h…
Derwen College
Derwen College works with young people with learning difficulties and disabilities, providing inspirational learning, development and care to enable th…
Team Domenica
We are a social enterprise charity. Our vision is for people with learning disabilities to be valued in the workplace, to reach their full potential an…
Step and Stone
Our Bristol-based bakery, Step and Stone, makes handmade lavosh flatbreads with a social purpose. We work with young people with learning disabilities,…
Evenbreak
Evenbreak is an award-winning social enterprise run by and for disabled people. Our aims are for: Inclusive employers to attract and retain more t…
Able Magazine launches disability employment initiative, ‘Be the Difference’
Many disabled people remain frustrated and disenfranchised at the seeming lack of opportunity for them in the workplace. Able Magazine wants to start t…
Working towards an independent future with Derwen College
Mary Woodall works as a part-time receptionist in a hotel. She travels there independently on a bus from the supported accommodation where she lives in…
Interview: How local bakery Step and Stone are transforming employment opportunities for disabled people
Bristol-based bakery, Step and Stone, makes handmade lavosh flatbreads with a social purpose. They work with young people with learning disabilities, h…