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Employment Schemes: Disability

Answer

Employers and wider society both benefit from recruiting more disabled people. Disability Confident is a campaign to help employers discover for themselves the talents and value that disabled people bring to business.

Launched in July 2013 by the Prime Minister, supported by business leaders and disability employment organisations, Disability Confident sets out the business case for those employers unsure about the benefits of employing disabled people. It overcomes the fear factor for those employers worried about the logistics or afraid of saying the wrong thing, and emphasises the support available for employers. It highlights the great work that employers are already doing and encourages others to join in.

Disability Confident is a partnership approach – a business-to-business dialogue. Partners learn from each other about how to become disability confident, with support from Government and disability organisations.

In the first year of the Disability Confident campaign we held seven regional events across the UK, reaching more than 1,100 employers, including a well-attended event in Manchester.

In July 2014 we launched a toolkit for MPs – so they can bring together employers and disabled people in their own constituencies.

We look forward to employers throughout Lancashire attending these local events, learning from and supporting each other, and becoming more Disability Confident.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

228043

Session

2014-15

Subjects

Disability Employment schemes Lancashire

Link

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