Resources
Guides & Reports
Useful links
Acas
Advice on supporting and treating disabled people fairly at work. For employers, managers, and disabled employees, workers and job applicants. Advice includes how an employer should support disabled people, what reasonable adjustments are and when any employer should make them, disability discrimination, accessibility at work, and improving diversity, equality, and inclusion. Read more.
NHS - Social Care & Support Guide
Government back schemes, guidance, support and training to help you into employment. Lear nabout the Equlity Act 2010 that protects employees and jobseekers with disabilities and your right right to equality, fairness, respect, and understanding at your workplace. Read more.
Disability Support Line
SupportLine has a team of highly qualified and experienced occupational therapists, moving and handling specialists, nurses and trusted assessors who provide advice and support to those who are isolated, at risk, vulnerable, and victims of any form of abuse. Read more.
Sense - Grants for disabled people
Information about grants that you may be able to apply for to help with your costs of living if you’re disabled. Grants are one-off lump sums of money that you don’t have to pay back. Some local authorities and UK charities offer grants to disabled people and their families. Read more.
Disability Confident Campaign
The Disability Confident scheme helps employers recruit and retain great people, and to challenge attitudes and increase understanding of disability, draw from the widest possible pool of talent, secure high-quality staff who are skilled, loyal, and hard working and improve employee morale and commitment by demonstrating fair treatment. Read more.
Disability Jobsite
Leonard Cheshire
Leonard Cheshire provides support to people with disabilities to live, learn, and work as independently as they choose whatever their ability. They offer a variety of services including residential and supported living, therapy suites, social activities as well as training. Read more.
Activity Alliance
The Activity Alliance (previously known as the English Federation of Disability Sport) is a national charity and leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity. They aim to create a fairer society for everyone where everyone can be active however and wherever they want to be. Read more.
AbilityNet
AbilityNet provides specialist services and impartial support to create a digital world accessible to all. They have free online resources and a network of over 450 community-based volunteers who help individuals with any disability and of any age to use all kinds of digital technology. Read more.
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK is a group of disabled people working for an inclusive society. They work with the Government and disabled people’s organisations across the UK to influence regional and national change for better rights, benefits, quality of life, and economic opportunities for disabled people. Read more.
Lighthouse Charity
The Lighthouse is 100% dedicated to the emotional, physical, and financial well-being of the construction workforce and their families. They have a 24/7 helpline, text support services, a self-support app and support groups across the UK, Northern Ireland and Eire. Read more.
The Disability Employment Charter
The Disability Employment Charter (DEC) provides the government with a road map for change as it develops the next phases of its National Disability Strategy. The Charter consists of nine areas of action. Each of the nine areas contains several specific asks that they believe will help engender significant improvements in disabled people’s employment outcomes. Read more.
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