Employability Project
The Employability Project works across the region to develop employability opportunities
for disabled people.
Funded by the NHS NE/Strategic Health Authority Innovation Fund and working closely with the Employers Forum on
Disability, the project contacts appropriate employers and discusses opportunities they
may have to offer in the form of visits, work experience, placements or actual employment.
The project hosts a number of events for employers, intermediaries and disabled people
to consider topical employability issues.
The Employability Project breaks down the barriers that employers envisage exist to
employing disabled people. It encourages regional organisations to be socially responsible
and proactive by acting as a link between employers, supported employment organisations
and disabled people.
Latest News
Over seventy guests joined disabled learners at M&S (Newcastle) on Thursday 15th July 2010,
to help them launch their Work Placement Toolkit in style.
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News & Events
Students from City of Sunderland College were told "
I'm in" by local Dragon's Den success
story Tony Earnshaw at the final of a regional enterprise competition on
18th June 2010.
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The Disability MegaQuiz was brought to the North East by Employers
Forum on Disability (EFD) and the Employability Project.
The event took place on the evening of Thursday, 4th March, 2010 and was held
at St James' Park. The aim was to encourage attendees to increase their awareness of disability in
a fun, informal way.
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Disabled service users have been commissioned by JS Parker Limited to create a piece
of artwork for their premises in Stocksfield. The piece has
been designed, developed and created within the Ceramics Department of Able2
Adult Services in Forest Hall, part of The Percy Hedley Foundation.
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On 26th of January, Samantha Galbraith of Zoo Lab visited Able2 Adult Services,
part of The Percy Hedley Foundation, to deliver an interactive presentation featuring a variety of
animals from around the globe.
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Disabled models strutted their stuff on the catwalk at DNEX09, the
Disability North Exhibition. The fashion show included models,
aged between 18 and 69, showcased clothes from M&S (Newcastle)
and proved to be a winner with visitors to the event.
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The Percy Hedley Foundation enlisted the help of Irwin Mitchell Solicitors and challenged
them with a horticultural community project.
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A group of twelve eager employees from Eversheds undertook a full day community project at Able2 Adult Services
working on a variety of tasks within the horticulture department including pruning shrubs, shredding garden
waste and fence painting.
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Eight employees from Northumbrian Water's Just an Hour group took on a community project
challenge at Able2 Adult Services, part of the Percy Hedley Foundation including cleaning a
decking area and restoring a decorative island within a stream in the grounds.
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Almost 80 guests joined disabled students at M&S (Newcastle) and help them launch their
DVD -
Employers, Employability & Disability - What's it all about?
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