Workability
For over a decade, our Workability programme has supported over 8,000 disabled clients through training, provision of IT equipment and support.
A significant proportion of these disabled clients have gone on to full-time work, to study in higher education or achieved a personal goal that matters to them.
Workability was set up as a pilot project built from voluntary income funding and brought together a partnership of commercial, voluntary and public sector organisations, providing real opportunities for disabled people whilst acknowledging the significance of Information and Technology in today’s world.
The potential of the Internet is always growing and so too are opportunities for disabled people. In particular, the rise of online communities creates the opportunity to connect disabled people to the world around them – including work and higher education. By helping support more disabled people to find work or further education, we have helped to challenge and change attitudes towards disability.
To read about some of our success stories from the Workability scheme, download the Case Studies PDF from this page. This handful of personal stories provides a snapshot of how digital literacy skills have had a positive impact. Access to a computer, and the training to use it effectively, are catalysts for change in the lives of many disabled people.
Leonard Cheshire Disability has developed a new initiative that builds on what we’ve achieved with Workability in the last ten years. Suitability is a powerful online resource that helps to identify the skills, talents and experience of disabled jobseekers and matches them with employers. This initiative has the potential to unlock employment opportunities for more disabled people.
Click here to read more about Suitability.
