Reports and publications
“…disabled people with severe or specific learning difficulties, or autism … had the lowest employment rates”
- Outcomes for disabled people across areas of life: education, employment, social participation, housing, well-being, loneliness and crime. Analysis by disability status and by age, sex, impairment type and severity, country and region based on survey data.
- HM Government: July 2021 – The national disability strategy
“Underlying the approaches of devolved administrations is the Social Model of Disability. The social model helps us recognise barriers that make life harder for disabled people. Removing these barriers creates equality and offers disabled people more independence, choice and control.”
- This strategy reflects the experiences of disabled people across the UK. It recognises and celebrates the diversity of approaches being pursued and highlights good practice and initiatives of note in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- HM Government: July 2021 – The national strategy for autistic children, young people and adults: 2021 to 2026
“By 2026, we want data to show that we have made progress on closing the employment gap for autistic people, drawing on the Labour Force Survey.”
- By 2026 … We want more autistic people who can and want to work to do so, and to ensure that those who have found a job are less likely to fall out of work. We also want to show that employers have become more confident in hiring and supporting autistic people, and that autistic people’s experience of being in work has improved.
“The NHS in its Long-Term Plan has embedded employment as a health outcome for individuals with severe mental health conditions, learning disabilities or autism.”
- 2021 will mark 26 years since the Disability Discrimination Act and 11 years since the Equality Act passed into law. Despite this legislative change, progress towards greater equality between disabled and non-disabled people has been erratic and, in some areas, non-existent.
