Project Summary
A1 for Jobs has been developed in collaboration with the Contractor – Edinburgh
University Settlement – and its 6 partners – Marie Curie Association, (BG);
Keskuspuiston Vocational Institut (KVI)(FI); Diakrisi (GR); GRUPPO CSCS, (IT);
Training 2000, (IT) and learndirect scotland. The 2 year project will produce
accredited e-learning packages accessible for disabled people to assist them
in accessing employment opportunities. The project will also address the barriers
to inclusion for disabled people to allow them to take an active part in economic
and social life.
Computer based learning packages will be developed in order to provide an accessible
learning experience. The packages will be disseminated and piloted in each of
the partner countries and pilot feed back will ensure that the final packages
meet the needs of the target group. The packages will be incorporated into a
project handbook – available in different formats in order to disseminate key
issues pertinent to disabled people and prospective local employers.
We adhere to the human rights of all disabled people as set out in
Inclusion
Scotland's
manifesto, which are as follows:
- The right to live free from discrimination
- The right to freedom of speech
- The right to shelter and asylum
- The right to family and personal life
- The right to be well
- The right to equal treatment in all public services
- The right to education and learning in a school or college of our choice
- The right to a decent income through work or benefits
- The right to be safe on the streets and in our homes
- The right to live in the community, not in institutions
- The right to respect for our culture, religion and life choices
- The right to have a say in the decisions made about our lives
- The right to equal access to employment
- The right to equal access to information
- The promotion of the rights of disabled children and adults
- The tackling of disability discrimination, racism, sexism, homophobia,
age-related and religious discrimination
- Action against prejudice and negative portrayals of mental health system
users, asylum seekers and other marginalised groups
- Effective action against hate crime, including harassment and domestic
violence against disabled people
- The promotion and recognition of British Sign Language and Alternative
and Augmentative Communications Systems (AACS)
- Opposition to the Mental Capacity Bill and the Mental Health Bills, which
threaten the human rights of people with learning difficulties and mental
health system users
- The support of the Disabled People's Rights and Freedoms Charter
