“I Can Make It” is a three year campaign led by Disability Rights UK. Its aim is to create new job opportunities for young disabled people using the Social Value Act as its main driver.
The “I Can Make It” team from Disability Rights UK held a successful pledge event at the Financial Times head office in London, to mark the end of the first phase of the campaign. The aim of the event was to encourage local authorities and businesses to pledge jobs for young disabled people through the use of the Social Value Act. It also served to encourage more support for the campaign. Various interactive presentations and workshops from experts in their field provided delegates with the knowledge and guidance they need to deliver on their pledges. Delegates were also provided with a delegates’ pack, to help them beyond the event.
If you would like to recruit and retain more (young) disabled people in your workforce, you can also download the resources here:
- Letter to the leaders of all local authorities from Kamran Mallick, CEO of Disability Rights UK
- Draft model clause for procurement contracts (NB. this is a draft which should be checked and adapted as necessary by your organisation’s legal team)
- The "I Can Make It" Social Value Toolkit
- A PowerPoint presentation from Gayle Monk, Associate, Anthony Collins Solicitors: Social value in procurement: a “can-do” attitude to the law
We would also encourage you to take a look at the following web pages, which you may find helpful:
- Our “I Can Make It” videos for what employment means to young disabled people
- Find out to what extent your local authority is using the Social Value Act in procurement to get more disabled people into employment, via The Community Right to Challenge
- DR UK’s Disability Confidence & Awareness training for employers
- DR UK’s Leadership Academy Programme (LAP) - to empower capable, confident disabled leaders in all sectors of employment and also address the need for greater equality in the workplace
If you have already made a pledge to get more young disabled people into your workforce, or would like to discuss efforts to halving the disability employment gap, please contact:
Anna Fahy, Business Development Manager
anna.fahy@disabilityrightsuk.org
Employment