Information for disabled students and university support staff The research carried out by DRILL funded project, Legally Disabled, indicates that disabled people are disadvantaged in the labour market by employer assumptions, inaccessible workplaces and a lack of employer understanding. This can exclude disabled people from achieving their goals and entering the working world. Our aim […]
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Job vacancies now closed
Thank you for your interest in our job vacancies. The deadline has now closed and we are unable to accept any late applications.
Endeavour project crowdfund launched
The Endeavour project seeks to inspire and support disabled entrepreneurs to establish their own businesses. We are raising £5,000 through crowdfunding and we need your support to reach our target! You can find out more and donate here, please share widely through your networks! 1. Why is the project needed? “In Wales just 45% of […]
Disabled People and Brexit
Now that the UK will be leaving the European Union, what will Brexit mean for disabled people? Many areas of our lives will be affected in some way, including: · Supply of medicines and medical devices · Travel and accessibility · Legal Rights · Employment of Personal Assistants from the EU · Settlement of disabled citizens from the EU and […]
Focus groups – accessible housing
What are your experiences of applying for accessible social housing? Invitation to focus groups Disability Wales on behalf of Tai Pawb and Gwent Regional Partnership Board, would like to hear your experiences of applying for accessible social housing. We want to hear from: disabled people, older people and families with disabled children who: ∙ live […]
Disability and Justice in Wales
Public Law Wales invites you to a seminar on the topic of Disability and Justice in Wales Delivered by Rhian Davies, Disability Wales Angharad Price, Equality and Human Rights Commission Thursday 16 January 2020 Blake Morgan LLP, One Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1FS 16:30 – 17:00 – Registration, tea and coffee 17:00 – 18:00 – Seminar 18:00 – […]
Accessible Housing Register Survey
Disability Wales on behalf of Tai Pawb and Gwent Regional Partnership Board, would like to hear your experiences of applying for accessible social housing. We would like to hear from: disabled people, older people and families with disabled children who· live in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport or Torfaen· have been allocated accessible social housing […]
Including disabled people in the Wales Africa sector
In 2019, one of our member groups, Disability in Wales and Africa (DWA), secured funding to carry out research looking at the barriers disabled people face in Wales, when trying to engage with the Wales Africa sector. The ‘Including Disabled People research’ was carried out by Dr Natasha Hirst and Dr Alun Hughes. The project […]
Brexit FAQ
On 6 June 2019, Cardiff University’s and the Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) Brexit Forum Project and Disability Wales teamed up to bring together academics, disabled people’s organisations, and Welsh Government Ministers to explore the implications of leaving the European Union for disabled people. The attached briefing provides answers to questions collected during the […]
Technology for an accessible future
How technology is making the future more accessible for disabled people – by our guest blogger Elin Williams Each year the 3rd of December marks International Day of Disabled Persons and we’re honouring this year’s theme ‘The Future is Accessible’ by talking about technology and its contribution to the lives of disabled people. Many disabled […]
