The draft report from the all party parliamentary group on disability has gone to MPs and peers for their consideration and support.
The report is the product of over 80 individuals and organisations including numerous disabled people-led organisations.
The report, into how the Government could enact its manifesto commitment to halve the disability employment gap, calls for new policy interventions to help around 57,000 disabled people; the report predicts this number will be part of an annual shortfall by Government.
The policy interventions examined by the report include self-employment, upskilling and early intervention to take advantage of growth sectors of the economy, the use of public sector procurement, research and development grants to be inclusive and targeted at disabled people, inclusive business networks and organisational policies especially employment retention.
Studies suggest that enhanced employment retention policies could reduce the onflow of between 35,000 and 48,000 newly disabled workers onto benefits each year.
Contingent upon consensus with the APPG on Disability the report will be forwarded to Government late next month.
