Paid employment for people with learning difficulties became central to social inclusion agendas over the period of Labour governments between 1997 and 2010. This found its clearest expression in Valuing Employment Now (2009) the first policy document in UK history to specifically focus on the role of employment in the lives of people with learning difficulties. This thesis tests the validity of the claims made in this and other policy documents seeking to embed the idea that employment supports social inclusion. The overarching research question addressed by the thesis is: Is employment a vehicle for social inclusion for people with learning difficulties? Using a qualitative multi-method approach, this question is explored through an analy...
A major social policy aim in the UK is to promote social inclusion through a strategy of 'welfare to...
The aim of this paper is to assess how far, in what ways and how effectively the position of people ...
This article begins by exploring relevant UK legislation and government initiatives designed to sup...
Paid employment for people with learning difficulties became central to social inclusion agendas ove...
Government policy to reduce social exclusion focuses on increasing employment opportunities and ince...
People with a learning disability, who are in receipt of social care, often have a precarious relati...
This paper identifies the growing gap between the spheres of paid employment and social care for peo...
Background: Supported Employment has been advocated for by successive governments and policymakers a...
ABSTRACT This study contrasts the experiences of learning disabled (LD) adults in employment with th...
This paper revisits the aspirations of the authors for supported employment development from 1997 ag...
Statistics suggest that employment is inaccessible to people with intellectual and developmental dis...
This study considered employment opportunities and realities of work for adults with learning diffic...
Employment of people with intellectual disabilities in an ordinary work environment is extremely imp...
1.1 Background Only 5.9% of working adults with a learning disability are in paid employment and th...
The government paper, 'Valuing Employment Now' indicates that individuals with learning disabilities...
A major social policy aim in the UK is to promote social inclusion through a strategy of 'welfare to...
The aim of this paper is to assess how far, in what ways and how effectively the position of people ...
This article begins by exploring relevant UK legislation and government initiatives designed to sup...
Paid employment for people with learning difficulties became central to social inclusion agendas ove...
Government policy to reduce social exclusion focuses on increasing employment opportunities and ince...
People with a learning disability, who are in receipt of social care, often have a precarious relati...
This paper identifies the growing gap between the spheres of paid employment and social care for peo...
Background: Supported Employment has been advocated for by successive governments and policymakers a...
ABSTRACT This study contrasts the experiences of learning disabled (LD) adults in employment with th...
This paper revisits the aspirations of the authors for supported employment development from 1997 ag...
Statistics suggest that employment is inaccessible to people with intellectual and developmental dis...
This study considered employment opportunities and realities of work for adults with learning diffic...
Employment of people with intellectual disabilities in an ordinary work environment is extremely imp...
1.1 Background Only 5.9% of working adults with a learning disability are in paid employment and th...
The government paper, 'Valuing Employment Now' indicates that individuals with learning disabilities...
A major social policy aim in the UK is to promote social inclusion through a strategy of 'welfare to...
The aim of this paper is to assess how far, in what ways and how effectively the position of people ...
This article begins by exploring relevant UK legislation and government initiatives designed to sup...