## Disability Confident Scheme Lga Amanda Wadsworth Mbe Disability Policy Adviser Dwp Disability And Work Opportunities Aims The Aims For Disability Confident Are To:

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engage and encourage employers to become more confident so they employ and retain disabled people
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increase understanding of disability and the benefits of employing or 
retaining disabled people
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make a substantial contribution towards getting 1 million more disabled people into work over the next 10 years.

## Disability Confident - The Case For Action

Starting your Disability Confident journey Sign-up through Gov.UK www.gov.uk/disability-confident
5 Actions and at least one activity that will make a difference.

What happens next?

When you have completed level 2, you will need to follow this link to Gov.UK to confirm that you:
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have undertaken and successfully completed the Disability Confident selfassessment 

Employer selfassessment two themes:
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Getting the right 
people for your business
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are taking all of the core actions to be a Disability Confident employer
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Keeping and developing your people.
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Offering at least one activity that will make a difference.
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are offering at least one activity to get the right people for your business and at least one activity to keep and develop 
your people.
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Acting as a champion within your local and business community
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Engaging your supply 
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self-assessment 

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showing disabled people 
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that you are serious 
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about leading the way 
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about helping other 
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businesses to become 
Disability Confident.
To support you on your journey there is a range of online information, guidance and resources available through www.gov.uk/disability-confident Search for Disability Confident.

## Disability Confident Specialist Thematic Approach

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DWP is constantly looking for ways to improve the Disability Confident scheme and has extended the offer made to employers that have already signed-up, whilst encouraging those that have not, to do so. 
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With support from our Disability Confident Leaders, we have introduced a Specialist Thematic approach that offers 
specific advice, guidance and information on a series of topics that will help employers (signed up to Disability Confident) to recruit and retain disabled people. 
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The first specialist theme was piloted in October 2017 and covered 'Mental Health in the Workplace', a subject that 
many employers told us they wanted more information about. This approach was extremely well received by the Disability Confident community with requests for more specialist thematic programmes. 
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Further Specialist Themed programmes have since been delivered around the topics of Workplace Adjustments 
(Channel 4) and all aspects of the Recruitment Process (Recruitment and Employment Confederation). All Disability Confident employers have access to this unique range of information, webinars, videos and blogs to help them better understand this agenda.
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The next Specialist theme will focus on Terminal illness and Long Term Conditions and will take plave in October 2018.
Thank you!