... be contacted at: beyer@cf.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Employment Policy Intellectual disability Learning disability Supported employment Welfare benefits The paper “Employment for all: United States Disability Policy” calls for greater cross-cultural communication...

...Kathy Melling; Stephen Beyer; Mark Kilsby This paper revisits the aspirations of the authors for supported employment development from 1997 against a changing policy context with the introduction of Valuing People and Valuing People Now. It reviews developments in employment policy, innovation...

...George McInally North Lanarkshire Council's supported employment service has achieved a reputation for delivering full‐time work for people who have learning disabilities. Since 1999, the service has accessed 175 jobs, and currently supports 127 individuals who work more than 16 hours a week...

... with supported employment. It argues that this represents a more effective route into employment than day‐centre training or unstructured work experience. It provides a detailed account of the experience of one service user, based on interviews. It places this development in the context of the authority's...