I don’t talk much about my work, but I have a part time administration job. Some of you who read this know who I work for. As this blog is not connected to work and office, I won’t say much.
What I can tell you is I have had several public speaking opportunities on disability employment.
There has a been large push to get more disabled into work, but it doesn’t look at the largest barrier. That is social attitudes and unconscious bias.
I searched for work 6 years after leaving university before going to a specialist disabled recruitment agency.
Why didn’t I join them sooner? I don’t like being given a label or told to join the other disabled people. I was desperate to be included, and not segregated.
The work pays but not enough for me to save a great deal. Actually, I need to have benefits on top. There isn’t a way a disabled person can get into work without specialist recruitment agencies. If the disabled person wants to change jobs, the agencies can’t help them unless unemployed.
The action here is to think about how we can change the social bias on disability employment. If you want to change the situation, you need a plan.
Beth writes 
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