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| This report is a good way to start doing something about job opportunities for people with learning disabilities
Improving Work Opportunities for People with a Learning Disability
Easy Read - Working Opportunities Oct 06
Easier Read Version of Working Opportunities Report
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 | "Start up your own business- a simple guide"
Copies are £20 each and you need to ring the Northwest Training and Development Team on 01254 306850 to get one. |
| George McInally has developed the Benefit Calculator for professionals which shows how well off people will be if they have a job compared with being on benefits. Click on the title to download it.(EXCEL 144KB)
Here is the Benefit Calculator information which tells you how to use the Benefit Calculator.(WORD 23KB)
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| RODES, Review of Disability Employment Services. The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a consultation report on its proposals for the future of Disability Employment Services.
This link takes you to the PDF file on the DWP website. |
| The Learning and Skills Council have published Learning for Living and Work. Click on the title to download it (PDF 335 KB) |
| The report 'Improving Work Opportunities for People with a Learning Disability' was published on 3 July 2006. This report makes a number of recommendations to all government departments about how we can improve employment opportunities for people with Learning Disabilities.
Download a copy of the report. Improving Work Opportunities for People with a Learning Disability (PDF 322K) |
| Download an easier read version of the report 'Improving Work Opportunities for People with a Learning Disability' Easy Read - Working Opportunities Oct 06 large file (PDF 3.5MB) |
| Pathways to work helping people into employment, the governments response and action plan. click here to see the pdf file on the DWP website. |
 | Your Rights at Work
The Disability Rights Commission has produced 'Your Rights at Work' - This link takes you to the Disability Rights Commission Website where
you can download this publication as a PDF file. |
| The Disabled Workers Co-operative is a website where you can tell people what skills you have and try to get a job that way. Visit the website at www.disabledworkers.org.uk |
| Change are doing some work on making work more accessible to people with learning disabilities. They are going to make a pack for employers. You can find out more from their website: www.changepeople.co.uk |
| You can find out more about Social Firms from the Social Firms UK website www.socialfirms.co.uk |
| Mencap have started a project called 'Workright'. It is about getting people with learning disabilities jobs. Find out more from their website at www.mencap.org.uk |
 | NIACE have brought out a pack called Moving into Work which supports people with learning difficulties to make the transition from vocational education and training into employment.
The pack contains a set of six information sheets, aimed at key players who need to be involved
in the process: people with learning difficulties, parents and carers, employers, practicioners in the FE system, managers and co-ordinators
of vocational training and courses and information, advice and guidance services.
Copies of the sheets can be downloaded from www.niace.org.uk/research/HDE/documents.htm
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| The National Development Team are working to let more people know about 'Microenterprises'. These are ways that people can start their own businesses, to get money. Find out more from their website at www.ndt.org.uk/projectsN/ME.htm |
