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Disability
A wide variety of employers display the Disability Confident logo on their recruitment literature and is worth looking out for. This means that the employer will guarantee an interview to a disabled applicant provided that they meet the minimum entry requirements.
If you may be interested in exploring where disabled graduates have gone on to in the past take a look at the ‘What Happens Next’ report by the AGCAS Disability Task Group (A few years old now but still a useful source of information).
If you have not accessed it already, there is support available at the University of ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ to help you throughout your degree from our Accessibility and Wellbeing teams. Further details can be found below:
·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ Campus:
Cornwall Campus:
- - Government Scheme designed to provide help to disabled people who are about to start a job or who are already in work
- - support services available up until the age of 25. However, they are a great source of knowledge on everything from benefits, legal advice e.g. applications for PIP etc.
- - Manchester based organisation offering employment support and training to disabled people.
- - the national voice for providers of specialist employment support.
- - offers practical information on rights for people with disabilities.
- - Support and advice on a range of work issues including benefits and careers, education and leadership.
- - a national charity helping people with disabilities to find and retain work and providing graduate recruitment advice.
- - Information and advice site on disability related legislation.
- - assistance and advice for would-be solicitors.
- - provides skills training and supports disabled people in finding work or starting their own businesses.
- - lots of good advice on applying for jobs and preparing for interviews.
- - The National Bureau for Students with Disabilities. Information and opportunities for post 16 year olds. FAQs including discussion on whether (and how) to declare a disability.
- – An organisation covering a variety of work schemes.
- - helps students with disabilities to develop their employability skills.
- - Government site with advice and ideas to help young disabled people successfully navigate the transition to work.
- has a diversity internship programme which they recruit for in the autumn. It can lead to a place on the Fast Stream graduate programme.
- - Provides employment advice and information plus peer support for disabled professionals.
- - the equal opportunities office offers an introductory scheme for disabled applicants to be linked with practising barristers with a similar disability.
- - 3 month paid work experience opportunity for disabled students or graduates.
- - support professionals and students who either work in professions in London or want to, and who have disabilities and/or long-term health conditions.
- - All companies on the site hire those with disabilities.
- - Disabled individuals and organisations employing disabled people can register their details for free.
- - an organisation dedicated to assisting people with disabilities into jobs. Organise internships and placements as well as 1:1 advice.
- - Matches employers who value diversity with disabled candidates.
- - Two-week summer placement for people with disabilities.
- - makes awards for the support of research and education.
- - a leading provider of jobs for people with disabilities, focusing on finding jobs in mainstream employment through its specialist recruitment service.
- - works with graduate recruiters to help students and graduates with disabilities to find placements or places on graduate schemes.
- - charity that assists physically and sensory disabled people to access vocational and academic courses in the UK by awarding grants.
- - The umbrella organisation for a variety of schemes to get disabled applicants into work.
- - supports companies and job seekers with diversity and equality issues.
Specific Support for certain Disabilities
- - Raising awareness, help and support for adults with ADHD. Includes list of regional support groups.
- - helps graduates with disabilities (mainly dyslexia and dyspraxia) get a fair opportunity finding employment.
- - Aim is to build a bridge between business and talented people within the Asperger community to create employment opportunities that have a lasting benefit for all.
- - an award-winning IT and compliance consulting business. All Auticon consultants are on the autism spectrum. We pride ourselves in creating autism-friendly work environments as well as delivering outstanding quality to our clients.
- - Offer a range of support to people with Autism including work placement opportunities and training.
- - offer Mentoring opportunities.
- - supports adults with autism to gain employment through various projects.
- - helps graduates with disabilities (mainly dyslexia and dyspraxia) get a fair opportunity finding employment.
- - NAS offers an employment service for people with autism and Aspergers syndrome.
- - provide scholarships to train to be a lawyer to advocate for the rights of deaf people.
- - If you are deaf and looking for work, or are hearing and want to work with the deaf community, the jobs page lists paid, voluntary and work placement opportunities.
- - (National Association for Mental Health) support and advice including an employment and training scheme and details of local help centres.
- - Includes a Charter of Employers who are positive about mental health and working towards a set of principles.
- - supporting people in ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ with mental health issues who wish to enter (or remain in) employment.
- - offers an advice service for interviews and applications.
- - Provides a range of opportunities for training and employment for those with visual impairment.