1. Outwood Academy Adwick
Career of the Week
Outwood Academy Adwick
Week 16 – Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
Don’t forget:
The Careers Lead in school is Mr Copsey.
Careers Inc. are available to see students in school on Tuesdays.

2. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
Careers information for students with disabilities – what do you need to know?

3. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
Career Opportunities
You name it – there are disabled people working in every imaginable field. Some examples are Nursing, teaching, sport, business, law, media, IT and veterinary science.
Whether you want to work as a travel agent or as a trainee accountant there are opportunities out there. Whatever you decide to do, schools, colleges or employers can give you the help and support you need. There are lots of different apprenticeships in:
Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care
Arts, Media and Publishing
Business, Administration and Law  
Construction, Planning and the Built Environment   

4. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
Health, Public Services and Care
Information and Communication Technology
Leisure, Travel and Tourism Retail
Education and Training
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5. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
Career Guidance
Statutory Guidance for Schools makes clear that they must provide face-to-face careers guidance for all young people with a learning difficulty and/or disability, regardless of whether they have a Statement of Educational Needs (SEN) or not.
Local authorities should provide careers advice up until the age of 25 if you have a Section 139A Learning Difficulty Assessment.

6. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
If you’re aged you can call the National Careers Service for advice or through their website. Adults aged 20 and over can also get face-to-face guidance. Call to make an appointment with an adviser.
Your local Jobcentre can also help you find a job or gain new skills and tell you about disability-friendly employers in your area.

7. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
Further and Higher Education Careers Services
When you’re in further or higher education, your college or university will have careers advisers that can help you decide what to do when you complete your course.
Graduates
Research from the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) shows that disabled graduates achieve similar levels of success to non-disabled graduates.

8. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
Your rights: The Equality Act
When looking for work as a disabled person, it’s important to be aware of your legal rights. The Equality Act 2010 builds on the previous Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against disabled people in two ways.
Firstly, employers must not discriminate against disabled people.
Employers are also required to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to prevent disabled people being placed at a disadvantage.
The Equality Act 2010 means that employers have to remove barriers in the workplace for disabled people and financial support is available to help them do this.

9. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
Disability symbol
The disability symbol is awarded by Jobcentre Plus to companies or organisations that have made positive commitments towards employing disabled people. You’ll see the symbol (two ticks and the wording ‘positive about disabled people’) displayed on job adverts and application forms.
This symbol means:
the employer is committed to employing disabled people.
you’ll be guaranteed an interview if you meet the basic conditions for the job

10. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
Job Applications
When requesting further information about a job, it’s worth noting that you can ask for this in an alternative format, such as large print, Braille or electronically.
You can also ask to submit your application in an alternative format. Under the Equality Act 2010, providing application materials in an alternative format is likely to be considered a reasonable adjustment that an employer should make.

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Interviews
Under the Equality Act 2010 the employer has a duty to make reasonable adjustments to the arrangements for interview.
If you need any adjustments, it’s best to tell the employer in advance.
If you’re unable to attend an interview at a specific time for disability-related reasons, it’s likely under the Act that the employer would have to rearrange.

12. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
Access to Work Scheme All employers have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments. However, you can help persuade them that costs won't be a problem by telling them about the Access to Work scheme.
Access to Work is run by Jobcentre Plus and can help in a number of ways, for example by paying towards:
Communication support at interviews
Special aids and equipment
Support workers
Travel to work, which can include taxi fares

13. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
Alternative ways of working
These days many people choose to do work which does not follow the traditional 9am to 5pm pattern. Some people need to work flexibly because of caring responsibilities or other personal commitments.
People with certain kinds of impairments can also benefit from more flexible work patterns. It’s possible to find work on a part-time or job share basis, and a number of organisations now offer a flexi-time system, giving you more control over your working hours.
The Disability Rights UK publication ‘Doing Careers Differently’ has more detail on alternative ways of working.

14. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
Self-employment
There may be a number of reasons for choosing to become self-employed. You may have an idea for your own business, you may want to work in an environment which you can adjust to suit your needs.
One useful point of contact if you’re considering self-employment is the Disability Employment Adviser (DEA) at your local Jobcentre Plus office. They can help you decide whether self-employment is a viable option and help you find sources of funding and support.
Disabled Entrepreneurs Network
The Association of Disabled Professionals runs a website at  entrepreneurs.net. It aims to provide networking opportunities and share good practice for self-employed disabled people and those setting up their own businesses.

15. Careers Information for Students with Disabilities
For further information on the support available for disabled students, you can contact the Disabled Students Helpline:
Tel: 
Tues & Thurs 11.00am-1.00pm