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Why So Few Autistic People Are in Work and How to Change That
The employment challenges faced by autistic people have been discussed in public discourse for nearly ten years now, and the problem still remains unresolved. Early influential articles like “Why Interviews Exclude Autistic People: A Personal Perspective” published in 2016 by…
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities – The Impact of Covid-19
Did you know that across the world today in 2022, over 1 billion people live with some form of disability? Approximately 46% of older people aged 60 or over live with a disability, and 1 child in every 10 has…
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Learning Disability Week | Living Life with a Learning Disability
Learning Disability Week is an annual campaign from Mencap, dedicated to educating and raising awareness of learning disabilities and the experiences of individuals with learning disabilities. This year, the week of 20-26 June is Learning Disability Week, and the theme…
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Learning Disabilities and Feeling Lonely
For many people, lockdown has exacerbated feelings of loneliness. For adults with learning disabilities, feeling lonely can be a long-term challenge, and one that they may have been experiencing prior to lockdown. Whilst everyone can experience feeling lonely at some point…
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Ways that a company can help employees with learning disabilities
With knowledge and understanding of learning difficulties on the rise, more and more employers are taking note and putting into place procedures to help suffering employees. The purpose of this article is to outline how an employer can assist the…