Inclusive Employment and People with a Learning Disability

Chris Sharp

Employment and People with a Learning Disability: Advocacy and action to tackle inequality, promote diversity and inclusion in YH

Aims and Objectives:To highlight the need to ensure that People with Learning Disability can experience the same benefits of paid employment that a ‘good job’ can bring, including increased income, improved wellbeing and greater life chances.To advocate and showcase the many positive benefits people with a learning disability can make to their workplace when properly supported. To understand where reasonable adjustments can be applied to recruitment and selection processes in order to support equity of employment and inclusion.To advocate for the actions needed to increased employment opportunities for people with a learning disability in Yorkshire and the Humber.Audience:This webinar will be of interest to Public Health Professionals, HR leads, Diversity and Inclusion leads, Disability rights/Advocacy groups, Social teams, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Integrated Care Systems, Department for Work &amp; Pensions, Local Enterprise Partnerships, Combined Authorities, Local Authority Economic Development teams and frontline services for work and health.Agenda:10:00	Welcome, this is me!	Chair: Rachael Harrison, Peoples Champion, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) with support from OHID Workforce Team10:10	Setting the scene for today: hopes, actions and expectations for Y&amp;H<ul><li>Debs Harkins, Director of Public Health (DPH) for Calderdale and Lead DPH for ‘Promoting inclusive and sustainable economies’ </li><li>Rob Webster, CEO Designate, West Yorkshire ICS</li><li>Peter Kelly, Regional Director, OHID North East and Yorkshire</li></ul>10:25	Healthy and Inclusive Employment	Steve Adams, Head of Contracted Provision Team, Disability Work and Opportunities Division, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)10:45	What good looks like in relation to supporting people with a Learning Disability into employment	Becki Bateson, WorkFit Employment Development Officer, Down Syndrome Association11:00	Good practice examples from Employers, Employment Supporters and Employees/Candidates, please see agenda for latest.11:30	Coffee Break	11:45	Good practice examples from Employers, Employment Supporters and Employees/Candidates12:00	Q&amp;A Panel – Your questions answered12:15	Barriers, challenges and enablers to putting this in place.12:25	Next steps and close

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