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If you need extra
employment support because of a disability, your local Jobcentre
Plus office can put you in touch with one of their Disability
Employment Advisers.
A Disability
Employment Adviser (DEA) can:
- support you
if you're having trouble finding a job because of your disability
- keep you informed
about suitable job opportunities
- advise you about
specialised support available for disabled people
- provide specific
advice if you have become disabled recently, or if your
disability or illness has got worse
- use the professional
expertise of occupational psychologists specialising in
working with disabled people
An
employment assessment can help you identify your abilities
and strengths. At the end of it, you and your DEA will have
created an action plan of steps you can take towards achieving
your employment goals.
Access to Work (ATW) is available to help
overcome problems resulting from disability. It offers
practical advice and help in a flexible way that can be tailored
to suit the needs of an individual in a particular job. ATW
does not replace the normal responsibilities of the employer
to implement Health and Safety regulations or replace the
responsibilities required by the Disability Discrimination
Act (1995)
ATW can offer a grant towards the approved
costs that arise because of an individual’s disability.
There are also specialist organisations like Remploy who finds
jobs for disabled people in major organisations, as well as
its own manufacturing and service businesses. They can support
with careers advice, CV’s, and can also provide Benefits
Advice.
For further information contact
Disability Information & Resource Centre.
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