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Disabled people's employment resources
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- Advice on Access to Work for disabled people - written for visually impaired people, it explains the process & gives examples of how to apply
- BBC paid work placements - The BBC run an annual scheme for disabled people, across all departments
- British Dyslexia Association (UK) - factsheets on Jobseeker's Allowance, other benefits & related issues
- CALL Centre (Communication Aids for Language & Learning) - from the University of Edinburgh, provides some useful links on IT & communication
- Carers Web Site (UK) - for carers, helpers, PAs, includes issues on caring & other work & employment issues
- Centre for Disability Studies - range of articles & research on employment issues faced by disabled people, based at University of Leeds
- Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion - index of material related to disabled people, mainly New Deal issues in the UK
- Choice & Rights Disability Coalition - includes links to UK sites from an organisation of disabled people
- Disability - UK government site, includes information on the Disability Discrimination Act & the Disability Rights Taskforce & other government initiatives
- Disability Rights Commission - UK government funded organisation, includes news, codes of practice, legislation
- Disability Now - key UK site for news, jobs & links, jobs especially, but not only, in the voluntary & public sector & education
- Employment opportunities for people with disabilities - national charity based in the UK, large number of useful links on employment resources
- Employers Forum on Disability - has a comprehensive handbook for employers with guidance and examples of best practice relating to employing disabled people
- Esmerel's list of Disability Resources - huge list of lists of disability links, including list of rehabilitation resources
- Fast-Track - development programme for disabled graduates or those of graduate ability, offers 2 six month placements with large companies & organisations in the private & public sectors. The programme also includes personal development training modules & a peer support network.
- Jobcentreplus - UK government services for disabled people & employers
- New Deal - UK government site with information on New Deal
- Newsgroup - uk.people.disability Home Page - information on a helpful newsgroup & useful links
- Providing work placements for disabled students - from the DfES for staff and co-ordinators at FE & HE institutions, covering advice, good practice & the duties of institutions
- Rehabilitation Resource Centre - includes RehabNetWork (journal), research & taught academic programmes on disability & work, short courses & in-house training, student dissertations online & links, part of St Bartholomew School of Nursing & Midwifery
- Residential Training for disabled people - information on UK government's Work Based Learning for Adults programme. Residential training is made available to unemployed disabled adults aged 18 to 63. Trainees receive an allowance whilst undergoing training and residential costs are met.
- RNIB Employment Services - local employment & training support networks, range of factsheets, information and news (UK site)
- Study & work abroad for all - information about studying & working abroad, including information about accessibility, adapted housing, transportation or personal assistance in daily living, includes country information & links to university sites with information for disabled students
- University, Education & Employment Disability Information - mainly US links
- Untangling the Web - large sections on international disability-related resources & links, including UK sites
- Workable - UK charity supporting disabled graduates & working with employers, small number of vacancies & employers
- Working Without Hearing - employment tips, personal stories, useful organisations
- WorkNet - promoting better employment, training & education opportunities for users & ex-users of mental health services in the UK, including online discussion forum
- Youreable.com - information & advice including DDA & employment rights, some jobs & links to other UK vacancy sites
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