The Judicial Appointments Commission have contacted City Disabilities about a selection exercise that they are due to launch in November this year. The role is as a fee-paid Disability Member of the First-tier Tribunal, Social Entitlement Chamber. Successful candidates will work in the Social Security and Child Support jurisdiction. They will hear appeals that involve

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The Civil Service is working with EmployAbility to create a diverse workforce via their Fast Stream Graduate Programme. The closing date for applications to join the Fast Stream is 26th October, and we would encourage all of our mentors and mentees considering a career in the Civil Service to apply. The Civil Service operates a

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As part of their commitment to promoting greater diversity in the judiciary, the Law Society, Bar Council, CILEx, and Judicial Appointments Commission are running a targeted event to raise awareness of opportunities for those in underrepresented groups. This includes BAME, women and people with a disability or long term health condition. As part of the

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RIDI believes that a lack of  confidence can make it harder for people with disabilities to be as successful as they might otherwise be during the recruitment process. 2 years on from their first survey, which found that 56% of participants had experienced barriers as early as the initial application stage of the recruitment process,

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The charity Scope are looking for participants for two new research projects and have asked our mentees and mentors for help. For the first project, they will be interviewing people on the subject of sharing information about their disability or long term health condition with their employer and with colleagues. They are interested in hearing

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EmployAbility are partnering with Goldman Sachs through its Community Teamworks programme to offer opportunities for students with disabilities to attend a programme of practical skills workshops in 2017. The Workshop is designed to give you advice and tips for success including: advice on different types of interviews and common mistakes to avoid; tips for success

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As some of our mentees and mentors will recall, Hear Here is a fantastic new networking organisation for individuals with hearing loss, created by one of our mentors, Warren Stapley. Hear Here want to make meaningful connections between people, particularly as hearing loss is so often associated with isolation. They welcome all sort of professionals

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The Equality and Human Rights Commission have published a report today entitled: “Being disabled in Britain: a journey less equal”. It builds on their statutory five-yearly report on equality and human rights progress in England, Scotland and Wales, called “Is Britain Fairer?” The report includes chapters on six areas of life, including education, work, health,

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