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Disability & Mental Health Top Resources

These resources are included to help you plan the next steps in your career.

Please note, we do not endorse any of the organisations these sites are linked to, they are here for your information only.

Disability and mental health

Information from TARGETJobs. Includes advice on your rights in the work place and disclosing your disability.

Disability - What the Equality Act means for you

Disability Rights UK explains the Equality Act and the rights it gives you as a disabled applicant.

Networks

Association of Disabled Professionals

(ADP) services include the provision of employment advice, information and/or peer support. The website provides information on how to set up your own business and websites that provide help with finding work.

Changing Faces

UK’s leading charity for those with a visible difference: a mark, scar or condition that makes them look different.

Disabled Entrepreneurs

Supports those who have a disability and are looking towards self-employment, services, including ‘Professional Disabled Business Mentoring’, ‘Disabled Business Investment’

Mind Sector Guides

Mind have guides about how look look after your mental health in specific sectors:

and a guide to returning to work after mental health issues.

Useful Links

Ambitious about Autism

A work experience programme for autistic young people aged 16-25. The programme offers access to paid opportunities throughout the year in leading organisations and companies.

Aspierations

Aim is to build a bridge between business and talented people within the Asperger community to create employment opportunities

Blind in business

Advice, support and training on recruitment and workplace issues for anyone with a visual impairment.

BBC Extend

The Extend Hub is the BBC’s new talent disability recruitment portal.

Change 100

The Leonard Cheshire Disability charity runs this internship scheme aiming to bring together top UK employers with disabled students.

Channel 4 Paras Production Training Scheme

12 month paid opportunity with an independent production company.

City Disabilities

Mentoring opportunities in London, focusing on jobs in the City.

EmployAbility

Lists events, internships, graduate roles and scholarships open to those with disabilities. /

Evenbreak

Matches disabled job seekers with inclusive employers.

Exceptional Individuals

Provide consulting, recruitment and employment support to employers and individuals with dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD and autism.

Muscular Dystrophy UK

Information about your rights and support at work.

MyPlus Students' Club

Connects students with disabilities to employers that value talent.

Remploy

Disability specialists, transforming lives through sustainable employment.

Rethink Mental Illness

Explains your options for finding work for adults affected by mental illness in England.

Mind

Information from Mind about taking care of your mental health in the workplace

Social Inclusion at Warwick

Find more information about the vision for social inclusion at Warwick.