The Equality Act 2010 The Equality Act is a piece of legislation that came into effect on October 1st 2010. It replaced previous legislation such as the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. The Equality Act brings 116 individual bits of legislation together into one act. Combined they make up an …
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Types of Plastic Surgery in Scotland Can Aid People with Disabilities or Injuries
Plastic surgery has gotten a pretty bad reputation over the years, however, more and more people are warming up to the idea of plastic surgery. Not just for cosmetic reasons but for medical reasons as well. Some forms of plastic surgery in Scotland can help improve standard of life and overall functionality in people who …
Make Your Workplace More Inclusive with Disability Aids UK and More
Disability is often still discriminated against in the workplace. Many employers don’t have the facilities in place to be able to employ someone with a disability and some just don’t have the funds to implement the changes that may be needed to make their workplace more inclusive. This article is to give employers advice on …
Tips for Labour Hire When People Have Disabilities | Employers Guide
The working environment is becoming a more and more inclusive place. Employers are opting for more labour hire of people with disabilities than ever before and as long as the person they are hiring can perform well and has a good working attitude, then disability shouldn’t matter. Even though workplace attitudes are changing, there are …
How Schools prepare pupils with Learning Disabilities for Work
Education is extremely important for everyone in order to get a job. This is why schools try and make sure they provide the best help that they can for their pupils to help them in the future. Children learn in many ways and at different speeds. This is why it is important that schools can …
How Use My Ability Help those with Impairments to Find a Job
At Use My Ability we try our best to help those with impairments to find a job that they will enjoy. There are many ways that we can help you find employment by giving you advice on the following: Developing your skills Abilities to support employment skills Impacts impairments have on abilities Different approaches to …
Places for People with Disabilities to Look for Work: Guide
There are many different places for people with disabilities to look for work. For example, there are many jobs advertised online as well as in shop windows and also in newspapers. When looking for employment things to take into consideration are what you would be dong in the job. If it is something you …
Companies that Aid Disabled People Get Skills for Employment
There are many companies that aid disabled people in order to gain skills for employment. The companies and charities that help disabled people can be ones that deal with all types of disability. As well as deal with ones that are specifically helping people with a certain disability. There are many different ways that …
What You Should Consider Employing people with Disabilities
When employing people with disabilities there are a lot of things you need to take into consideration. As an employer, you need to make sure you think that someone’s disability would still allow them to do the job with support. You also need to take into consideration what type of support they would need. As …