Today, I was thinking about the employment opportunities for disabled people (or the lack of them!) Currently, there are very few projects that empower disabled people through educating about their rights and how to find work, whether employed or self employed.
There are currently projects that are often run by charities which offer advice and support either by finding employment opportunities for disabled people, or there are also a few projects around developing disabled entrepreneurs - but there is nothing available that offers both.
I believe this is a gap that needs to be filled - even since the Disability Discrimination Act was passed (about reneuyears ago), the statistics still show that there is a one in seven chance of a disabled person being employed, compared to a non-disabled person finding the same job.
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