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Chair

Hi,

I've been trying to get a job for 7 years now and I feel like giving up hope.  I can't even get a shelf stacking or trolley collection job at asda or tesco as there are 0 vacancies. 

I have some qualifications in computing: GNVQ intermediate and CLAIT and touchtyping skills, however applying for data entry jobs just turns a blind eye.

I just feel completely and utterly useless and what a waste of a life it's been thus far.  It's driving me insane.

I'm 24, currently receiving incapacity and disability, no contacts, friends but at least I can drive.

Perhaps I should start voluntary work and from there they might employ me if I do well?

Regards,

Chair

 

Parents

  • Things have changed, and the economic climate is one factor. The Equalities Commission seems to have favoured over-arching equality standards which deploy common practices to addressing individual equality needs. And it only offers legal action as a means to resolve. Sue them - then we can use your case to prove there's a problem.

    The trouble is there have been few actions over disability, and government and public organisations rely on disabled pepople generally accepting a bad lot.

    When the Disability Discrimination Act came about it carried quite ominous threats of prosecution for breaches. The trouble is there is very little sign of the act having any meaningful bite. There have been very few prosecutions.

    Many organisations are now taking a more circumspect view. The risk of being prosecuted is low. So we can ignore large chunks of the DDA, especially those which can be covered by prosecution indemnity insurance, and just risk prosecution.  The DDA as a result has proved ineffectual and hollow.

    While it is weakened for wheelchair users, blind or deaf, for invisible disabilities it never really had any clout, and hasn't any now. The Autism Act may help but it rides on the back of a feeble DDA.

    I fear we are going to see a retreat in consideration for the disabled.

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  • Things have changed, and the economic climate is one factor. The Equalities Commission seems to have favoured over-arching equality standards which deploy common practices to addressing individual equality needs. And it only offers legal action as a means to resolve. Sue them - then we can use your case to prove there's a problem.

    The trouble is there have been few actions over disability, and government and public organisations rely on disabled pepople generally accepting a bad lot.

    When the Disability Discrimination Act came about it carried quite ominous threats of prosecution for breaches. The trouble is there is very little sign of the act having any meaningful bite. There have been very few prosecutions.

    Many organisations are now taking a more circumspect view. The risk of being prosecuted is low. So we can ignore large chunks of the DDA, especially those which can be covered by prosecution indemnity insurance, and just risk prosecution.  The DDA as a result has proved ineffectual and hollow.

    While it is weakened for wheelchair users, blind or deaf, for invisible disabilities it never really had any clout, and hasn't any now. The Autism Act may help but it rides on the back of a feeble DDA.

    I fear we are going to see a retreat in consideration for the disabled.

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