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Portrait of Diviyha with dark hair tied back, wearing a black zip-up sports jacket with three white stripes down the sleeve. They are standing at a slight angle and looking toward the camera with a neutral, faintly smiling expression. The photograph is taken against a plain light grey background.
Why Employers Shouldn’t Fear Hiring People With A Learning Disability
Yasmin Atwal wearing a dark business dress, conference badge, and shoulder bag stands in a modern building corridor lined with large, colorful pillars representing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The numbered displays for goals such as No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Clean Water and Sanitation, and others extend into the distance along a windowed hallway. She faces the camera with her hands clasped in front of her, while natural light fills the space through floor-to-ceiling windows.
From Personal Experience To National Action: Disability Inclusion in Schools Cannot Wait
Poster for Disability Pride Catwalk: A Space for Each Other, Manchester, 27 June 2026. Three models pose together against a light grey background wearing adaptive fashion. The central model, who has visible vitiligo, wears a white top, while the two models on either side wear black and red bralettes. The event promotes disability inclusion and body diversity in fashion.
Young Adaptive Clothing Line Hosts First Disability Pride Catwalk In Manchester
A young person in an orange Access Sport shirt leads a football activity with a child dribbling a ball through cones on a grass field during an inclusive grassroots football session.
Access Sport And The FA Launch New Disability Volunteering Pathway In Grassroots Football
Three women enjoying an accessible beach experience smile for a photo beneath the Care & Occupational Therapy Show (COTS) logo. Promotional text invites visitors to "Visit Stand 57", alongside the LanzAbility logo, highlighting accessible holiday and travel solutions for disabled people.
Discover LanzAbility: Why Occupational Therapists Need to Know About Accessible Travel Options
Promotional poster for the Inclusive Sport & Culture Festival Liverpool 2027. Against a black background, the festival logo appears above the words "Something powerful is on its way." Large neon-style numbers "2027" in blue, green, orange and yellow dominate the centre. At the bottom, three para athletes race forward in a dramatic black-and-white image, conveying speed, strength and competition. The website address, iscfestival.co.uk, is displayed beneath the year.
Inclusive Sport & Culture Festival: UK-First Event Set To Unite Elite Sport And World Class Disabled-Led Arts In May 2027
Gina Patel sits in a wheelchair in an art gallery, positioned beneath three framed colourful portraits on a white wall, with a wooden floor and exhibition space surrounding her.
“Unsuccessful But Rewarding”: Entering Politics As A Disabled South Asian Woman
Portrait of John McFall - an astronaut wearing a blue European Space Agency flight suit with a UK flag patch on the sleeve, standing against a black background with arms folded and smiling at the camera.
Astronaut With A Physical Disability Could Be First To Enter Orbit After Ground-Breaking Agreement
An older couple stand beside a silver Nissan SUV outside a house with a thatched roof. The man is seated in a wheelchair and smiling, while the woman stands beside him. Promotional text reads: “Elizabeth & Ian saved £1,000’s on their brand new adapted car with Adapt & Drive” with a website link for more information.
Disabled Passenger Saves £1,000s On Brand-New Adapted Vehicle Through New Mobility Scheme
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Emma Purcell

Why Employers Shouldn’t Fear Hiring People With A Learning Disability

Employers across the UK are being held back from hiring people with a learning disability by a ‘misplaced fear’ of getting it wrong, not by cost or capability, new polling by Mencap reveals.