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<p>We are committed to improving conditions for disabled people and those with related
conditions in their private lives, in their communities and in employment.</p><p>
</p><p>The Equality Act 2010 provides protection from discrimination for people with
particular protected characteristics, such as disability, in relation to work. This
covers all aspects of employment including advertising and applying for posts, the
interview process, promotion, training and dismissal. This applies to anyone who meets
the Act’s definition of disability.</p><p> </p><p>Employers are also required to make
reasonable adjustments for employees they know have disabilities to ensure that they
are not put at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with persons who are not disabled.
Failure to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled person could amount to disability
discrimination and a breach of the Act.</p><p> </p><p>Building on these statutory
protections, the Government is committed to getting one million more disabled people
into work over the next 10 years. Improving Lives: the Future of Work, Health and
Disability, published last year, sets out the Government’s strategy for helping people
with disabilities or health conditions, including learning difficulties and autism,
enter and remain in employment. Other support includes:</p><ul><li>Disability Confident:
the campaign to work with employers to challenge attitudes towards disability, including
learning difficulties and autism. A Disability Confident Autism Toolkit has been developed
to provide comprehensive information on autism and hidden impairments, as well as
guidance on employment and local authority services.</li><li>Access to Work: the discretionary
grant scheme which offers advice and practical and financial support above the level
of reasonable adjustments to disabled people who are in work or about to start work.
Access to Work has a Hidden Impairment Specialist Team that gives advice and guidance
to help employers support employees with conditions such as autism.</li></ul>
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