Disabilities
Research on Employer Behaviour Regarding Hiring People with Learning Disabilities
Author / Creator: Chirsty McFadyen
Media type: Research Report
Date published: 2024
Barriers to hiring people with learning disabilities include lack of knowledge leading to prejudice, lack of accountability and organisational prioritisation, not understanding how to make recruitment accessible, not knowing where to start, and perceived cost barriers
How we forecast social security: disability and carer’s payments
Author / Creator: Scottish Fiscal Commission
Media type: Report
Date published: 2021
This report sets out approaches to forecasting disability and carer’s payments. It also sets out the approaches used in policy costings for Child Disability Payment and Adult Disability Payment, the new Scottish forms of disability assistance.
Supported employment: review report and Scottish Government response
Author / Creator: Social Finance
Media type: Report
Date published: 2021
Facilitating employment of disabled and disadvantaged groups requires co-ordination, transparency, and reduction of variability of access.