We've launched our latest service: Inspiring Futures Supported Employment and Training Service in Reading, which focuses on finding roles for individuals within a work environment which can be adapted to people’s circumstances and specific needs. Brian Bell, Fedcap CEO, said: “We’re excited to be working with Reading Borough Council on this new service to support people with autism and/or learning disabilities find sustainable employment. " “People develop greater confidence and self-esteem while in work, which also supports their health and wellbeing. This can, in turn, reduce pressures on local health and mental health services.” Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/evPwQrhQ #inspiringfuturesreading
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Here is a brilliant example of what should be accessibility standard practice at all conferences. 🙌✨ I am privileged to speak at many conferences, ranging from the more inclusive and accessiblility away (mental health or disability based usually) to the less so (professional, leadership, corporate ones). 📣 Most of them exhaust me and do a number on my already overcharged nervous system, purely from the lack of understanding that people with different access needs exist, let alone need accommodations. 🤦🏻♀️ This is the third year I’ve spoken at the wonderful Yellow Ladybugs conference and they always continue to knock it out of the park! 🦄 I’m not saying they are perfect (who is?) but the practice of continuously listening to the needs of their community and implementing more accessible and inclusive practices is #goals 🫶 What do you wish more conferences would do to make them accessible to you? ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 🎧 I always ask for a low-sensory space (which at the National Suicide Prevention Australia conference where I spoke at in 2023 was the tiny first-aid room - take what I can get). 💻 I also prefer online options and recordings for more choice and control over my attendance and participation (including giving me the ability to regulate my attention, processing of information and needed breaks). 👏 I adore the deaf applause of waving hands in the air rather than the overwhelming noise of clapping hands together in a huge crowd that is physically painful to me. ➡️ This is #neuroaccessibility #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #NeurodiversityAtWork #NothingWithoutUs #DisabilityRights #ChronicIllness #InvisibleDisability #MentalHealth #Autistic #ADHD #PTSD #Anxiety #Trauma
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