Adults with Disabilities
Following on from a topic group that I chaired on this subject earlier in the year, I have presented a number of recommendations that the group are now asking the Cabinet to implement. The group’s initial focus was to consider employment opportunities for adults over 25 with a range of disabilities including learning disabilities and Autism. The key recommendations are:
- To ask Cabinet to employ a specialised Supported employment Adviser for Adults with Disabilities to work alongside day provision and support transition to internships and paid employment.
- Improve employability opportunities.
- Develop schemes with local businesses to help provide employment opportunities for adults 25+
- Expanding council operated services for jobs
- Ensure Havering’s local offer (16-25) is comprehensive and detailed with signposting to identify current apprenticeships.
- To create, maintain and monitor ‘Quality Standards’ for providers within Havering and benchmark against other local authorities and more importantly establishing a formal framework for providers to set their standards and allowing frequency of monitoring and inspection.
- Ensuring there is a specialised, meaningful set of activity programs for 25+ residents with disabilities.
The detailed report of the topic group can be found here.
Cllr Darren Wise
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