Andrew Anderson BSc CEng MIEE

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ICAT 2003

• Andrew Anderson BSc CEng MIEE
• Workability programme manager
• Leonard Cheshire

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ICAT 2003
An employment programme for disabled people
Workability Jobability
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Leonard Cheshire employment programme
ICAT 2003

• Communication
• Information

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Leonard Cheshire employment programme

• Assisting disabled people into work using
  Information Technology
• Workability 5 years
• Jobability 1 year

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Programme Goals

• Disabled People will be
• Empowered
• Educated in computer literacy
• Assistance in Jobsearch-Jobability.com
• Pathways to employment
• Access local national services
• Participate on-line and on equal terms

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Jobability

• A new employment initiative from Workability
  Ipsos research
• A meeting place for enlightened employers and
  disabled people looking for work
• Client driven and monitored
• Interactive for client and employer
• Stimulating new opportunities

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www.Jobability.com

• A dedicated web site
• currently 3000 jobs advertised (UK)
• guaranteed interviews for ALL disabled job
  applicants meeting the advertised job criteria
• disability and employment information
• links to disability organisations, government
  departments, etc..
• on-line CV preparation
• Partnership Leonard Cheshire, Microsoft,
  totaljobs.com

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Current Status

• Workability enters its 5th year
• To date over 9000 people have registered for
  information
• 3500 people have joined
• 1200 have ve outcomes (34.3)
• 62 employed
• 38 FE and Voluntary work

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Award Winning Projects
ICAT 2003

• EUROPEAN eWeek-2001 Brussels
• BEST INITIATIVE SUPPORTING INCLUSION OF
  INDIVIDUALS
• Best Overall Project
• Welsh ICT02 AWARD 2002 Newport
• Best use of ICT in education.
• EUROPEAN eWeek-2002 Paris
• BEST INITIATIVE SUPPORTING DISABLED AND
  DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE
• STOCKHOLM CHALLENGE 2002 Sweden
• FINALIST Education category
• Currently finalist in the Computing Awards for
  Excellence 2003 15th October 2003