The All Party Parliamentary Group for Disability invites written submissions, addressing any of the following questions and themes, to inform its inquiry into how the Government can fulfill its pledge to halve the disability employment gap:
Business networks
How can disabled people be supported to participate, exchange their skills, and support one another to work or start businesses? What external support is required to facilitate this?
Self-employment
More disabled people than non-disabled people are self-employed. What are the reasons for this? What further support would make a difference to their viability and the disabled person’s quality of life? Which kinds of assistive technology facilitate work?
Research and development grants
To what extent do disabled people benefit from research and development grants? Procurement
What is the scope for ethical and responsible procurement policies to create jobs for disabled people?
Growth sectors
What are the future growth sectors of the economy? What tailored policies would be required to increase disabled people’s employment in these sectors?
Organisational polices
Which workplace policies and practices (for example targeted recruitment, flexible working arrangements, specialist union representation) support successful employment for disabled people?
Evidence is invited from disabled people, their family and carers, their medical and healthcare teams, employers and employees, from local grassroots organisations to national companies.
We are trying to compile a response looking at the effects on disabled people here in Sheffield and if you want to make a contribution to our response then please visit our local survey link here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FPB28Q8 Please respond by Monday June 24th 2016 if you want your views included in our local response.
Alternatively, individual written responses can be made electronically to: APPGInquiry@disabilityrightsuk.org by Monday 4th July 2016.
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Please see: Guidance on written submissions to Select Committees and All Party Parliamentary Groups
