People with learning disabilities want to work. Working is an important way of being included in the community. But many people with a learning disability have difficulty getting a job.
In Sheffield we have done a lot of work to improve the chances of people with a learning disability in Sheffield getting a job. This strategy* explains how we will help more people into work.
It talks about how we will:
It talks about how we will:
- make paid work a real possibility for anyone with a learning disability who wants to work
- support people to get jobs
- give employers the information and support they need to employ more people with a learning disability within their own organisations
*strategy = plan for how we will change things