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Access
to work
Access to Work is a
government funded programme which provides practical advice to help
overcome work-related obstacles, and provides grants towards extra
costs, including:
- Special aids or
equipment for employment;
- Adaptations to
premises and existing equipment;
- Help with travel
to work where public transport can't be used;
- A support
worker, e.g. a reader, to provide help in the workplace;
- A communicator
for support at interviews.
It is administered
by Disability Service Teams (DSTs). If your RSI means you need
equipment, adaptations or communication support to do a job, AtW will
pay all or part of the cost.
AtW does the following:
- Supports
disabled people so that they can overcome problems that stop them from
working.
- Enables people
to compete on equal terms for jobs.
- Aims to
encourage employers to give disabled people jobs or keep people on if
they become disabled.
- Pays all or part
of any extra cost of equipment or training you need.
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