Learning Disability Week 2008

15-21 June 2008

I want to work

Working is something that most of us take for granted. People with a learning disability have the same right to work as everyone else, but they find it much harder to get a job. This is despite the fact that research shows that 65% of people with a learning disability would like a paid job.

People with a learning disability make highly valued employees when given the right support, but there are less than 1 in 10 people with a learning disability known to social services in paid work.

We want to challenge people's attitudes about people with a learning disability and show how much people with a learning disability can offer in the workplace.

We will be visiting cities around the UK and talking to people about the fact that people with a learning disability can work, want to work and should have the opportunity to work.See where we will be visiting.