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Minister defends use of misleading jobs figures at UN

By John Pring on 16th June 2022 Category: Employment

Minister defends use of misleading jobs figures at UN
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The minister for disabled people and a senior civil servant have defended the use of misleading figures about the government’s performance on disability employment at a United Nations event in New York. They made the comments yesterday (Wednesday) at an event […]

Retailers back UK’s first ‘accessible shopping day’

By John Pring on 16th August 2018 Category: Independent Living

Retailers back UK’s first ‘accessible shopping day’
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Major retailers have backed the launch of the UK’s first “accessible shopping day”, which will see businesses promise to introduce new measures to benefit their disabled customers. Purple Tuesday, to be held on 13 November, is being led by Purple, the […]

Boards of biggest companies should appoint ‘disability champions’, says new report

By John Pring on 10th May 2018 Category: Employment

Boards of biggest companies should appoint ‘disability champions’, says new report
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Every one of the country’s biggest companies should ensure they have a “disability champion” on their board by 2020, according to a new report co-authored by a leading disabled social entrepreneur. The report also calls on the boards of Britain’s biggest […]

Purple boss raises concerns over Disability Confident accreditation

By John Pring on 13th July 2017 Category: Employment

Purple boss raises concerns over Disability Confident accreditation
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New concerns have been raised about the government’s Disability Confident employment campaign, after a leading disabled social entrepreneur said that some businesses could be finding it easier than intended to secure the highest level of accreditation. Mike Adams, chief executive of […]

Jobs focus and dropping user-led status could usher in new Purple reign, says Adams

By John Pring on 14th July 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Jobs focus and dropping user-led status could usher in new Purple reign, says Adams
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One of the country’s leading disabled people’s organisations is to end its commitment to being a user-led charity in a bid to become a national player in the employment support market. Essex Coalition of Disabled People, which has been known for […]

Disability employment gap: Former diplomat calls for government action

By John Pring on 7th July 2016 Category: Employment

Disability employment gap: Former diplomat calls for government action
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The government must do more to research the benefits of disabled people finding work, according to a former diplomat who was forced to quit after the Foreign Office refused to fund the lip-speakers she needed to do her job. Jane Cordell […]

Access to Work reforms will make arts ‘less diverse’, says Graeae

By John Pring on 20th March 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Access to Work reforms will make arts ‘less diverse’, says Graeae
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Reforms to the government scheme that supports disabled people at work will make the arts “less diverse at every level”, according to the country’s leading disabled-led theatre company. Graeae said the new Access to Work (AtW) rules would “terminate the careers […]

DWP dismisses second call by advisers to double size of work scheme

By John Pring on 28th February 2015 Category: Employment

DWP dismisses second call by advisers to double size of work scheme
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Ministers have failed to implement recommendations made nearly two years ago by their own advisers on how to improve the Access to Work (AtW) employment programme, including a vital call to double the number of people using the scheme. The recommendations […]

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