Key recommendations from APPGAT’s report on using assistive tech to help disabled people get work
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology (APPGAT) has published a report, which makes a series of recommendations on how assistive technology can be used…
Children’s Minister announces important research on how assistive tech can help SEND students
Children and Families Minister Vicky Ford has unveiled new research, which explores how transformative assistive technology can help to bridge the gap between education and…
APPGAT launches new commission into assistive tech and inclusive employment
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology (APPGAT) has launched a new commission into assistive technology and transitions into employment, with a goal of ensuring…
New figures reveal a 12 percent disability pay gap throughout the UK
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published new statistics regarding earnings and employment for disabled and non-disabled people across the UK in 2018. It…
Disabled people falling out of employment at “alarming” rates, says national disability charity
Leonard Cheshire is calling for the UK Government to introduce new measures that will ensure previous commitments to tackle the employment gap between disabled and…
Record number of disabled people receiving funding, support and adaptations at work
Announced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Justin Tomlinson MP, the number of disabled people being supported by the Access to Work…
Disability charity says technology is key to bridging disability employment gap
Greater access to life-changing technology must be prioritised if the Government is to reach its target of getting one million more disabled people into employment…
Seven out of ten disabled workers failed by employers, charity’s research finds
An overwhelming 69 percent of disabled workers in Wales say they have stopped working due to a disability or health condition, according to new research…
Disability made top priority by UK employees over age and gender, new survey finds
Over 50 percent of UK employees surveyed feel disability inclusion is most important in the workplace, a new Wildgoose workplace survey reveals. Disability in the…
Government reveals insightful statistics into disabled people in employment
Released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the Government has outlined some insightful statistics…