Another great piece from Evenbreak employer, Facebook. When Jeffrey S. lost 85% of his eyesight, he was just 19 years old. "I was in the army and was prescribed the wrong medication," he explains. "It was completely unexpected. I was told my eyesight would continue to deteriorate over time, and I didn't know what it … Continue reading Finding Allyship in Unexpected Places
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Another example of the wonderful talent to be found on Evenbreak! Introducing Matt S ... To find out more about Matt, we asked him a few questions… Matt S What would be your dream role? I’d like to be working in leadership development coaching or diversity and inclusion – my interest is very much about supporting … Continue reading Spotlight on Talent – Matt S
As we know, it’s twice as hard to find paid, sustainable work if you are disabled than if you are non-disabled. Here are my top tips for finding work: 1. Identify your strengths If you are trying to sell a car, you need to know the good points (features and benefits) of what you are … Continue reading Ten Top Tips to find work if you’re disabled
Molly currently works part-time for a charity for deaf women, which she enjoys, but really needs more hours and income. The charity is dependent on ongoing funding which means that even Molly’s part-time role is insecure. She has hearing and sight loss, which is likely to degenerate further over time. In insecure part-time work, she … Continue reading Molly’s Story
Natasha Natasha is an incredibly bright young woman with two degrees, gained after having to learn from scratch how to function again after a brain haemorrhage, demonstrating her amazing determination and drive. Employers should be fighting over themselves to employ her, right? And she does receive many offers of work, but they are either unpaid … Continue reading Natasha’s Story
At Evenbreak, we welcome the Kickstart Scheme, and are keen to ensure that disabled young people aren't excluded from this scheme. Our friends at Microlink can offer lots of support if this is something you are interested in exploring further. Here, they explain how it works: The Office of National statistics have shown that young … Continue reading The Kickstart Scheme needs to include disabled young people
Moving into work: exploring how young disabled people are transitioning from education to work ‘Moving into Work’ is an exciting new research project that is exploring the ways in which young disabled people (aged 18-25) are transitioning into work from education. This research aims to find out how young people living with impairments and long-term … Continue reading Can you help with this research?
It doesn't seem like ten years ago that Evenbreak first tiptoed shyly out into the world, a little unsure of how it would be received. In June 2011, Evenbreak felt proud to be registered as a 'Company Limited by Guarantee' at Companies House, but with no employers, no vacancies, no candidates and no staff, its … Continue reading Evenbreak – highlights from the first ten years
Electrocomponents is proud to announce its partnership with Evenbreak, an award-winning job site and educational hub run by disabled people for disabled people. This partnership marks Electrocomponents' first steps to ensuring its vacancies are widely accessible to those within the disabled community at a global level. As a £1.95 billion global distributor and FTSE 250 … Continue reading Electrocomponents’ commitment to inclusive recruitment goes from strength to strength as they join Evenbreak
A blog from our friends at Facebook “I have dyslexia and autism. It’s something that’s not obvious to others, but it’s significantly important,” shares Andrew S., a manager on the Workplace team at Facebook. "Growing up, I was defined by certain stereotypes that come along with this, like being a bad kid or a bad … Continue reading From Autism to Dyslexia to Depression: Finding Support at Facebook
