Information and advice for students
NAS Autism at Work programme Auticon vacancies Employability skills for autistic students and graduates (free online course) Employability toolkit for students and graduates (IMAGE Project) Enna Resources (Enna also has a vacancy board) WRIPA (for students at York, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, and Nottingham) Edmund Lewis, AGCAS Disability Task Group, LSE Careers
A cover letter can be a good place to share information about disability. Here are some ideas of how to do this effectively: Motivation – it might be your disability is part of your motivation for applying for the role. Or it might be that having a disability gives you a natural affinity with the… Read More Writing about disability in cover letters
With graduate scheme applications season almost upon us, I thought it was a good time to share a few top tips for disabled students taking psychometric tests. Here are my top 5 tips: You can find more tips for navigating psychometric tests here on our Disability Task Group psychometric tests resource: https://www.agcas.org.uk/Task-Groups/disability-task-group/137586 (Once you click… Read More 5 tips for taking psychometric tests
According to the gov.uk website if you are a student: Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) is support to cover the study-related costs you have because of a mental health problem, long term illness or any other disability. This can be on its own or in addition to any student finance you get. The type of support… Read More Introduction to DSA
Based on Graduate Outcomes data, What Happens Next? 2022 looks in detail at the outcomes of 2019 disabled graduates. The report has been produced annually by the AGCAS Disability Task Group for nearly 20 years. Some key findings from the 2022 report: The ongoing upward trend in the proportion of graduates from first degrees disclosing a disability… Read More What Happens Next? 2022 (A report on the outcomes of 2019 disabled graduates)
I’m excited to let you know about a new employability course for autistic students and graduates. The course has 5 main sections covering interview preparation, adjustments, knowing yourself & your autism, and planning your career path. It has been created by both autistic and non-autistic professionals. For more about the course, and to meet my… Read More Free employability course for autistic students & graduates!
Q. Can I explain the interview adjustments I need at the beginning of the interview? A. No. It’s not a good idea to leave it until the interview has started to let the interviewer know which adjustments you’ll be needing. This is because the interviewers won’t have enough time to put the adjustment in place.… Read More Questions and answers about interviews
If you are a disabled applicant or employee, employers must make sure that you are not disadvantaged when completing a job application or carrying out a job role. This means they must make reasonable adjustments. As a disabled applicant, you have the right to ask for changes to be made to an application form, test, interview, or assessment centre if this… Read More Everyday disability terms explained – reasonable adjustments
Blind in Business (BiB) is a national charity that works to support blind and partially sighted young people into employment. We work with approx. 140 people each year, ranging from students interested in degree apprenticeships to university students and graduates supporting them into internships, graduate jobs and graduate schemes. Over the last 30 years, BiB… Read More Blind in Business – free workshops for disabled students and graduates
The Disability Task Group have a new resource: Psychometric tests – a guide for disabled students. You can download it here (no log in of any type is needed). I hope you will find the resource useful. Feel free to share it with colleagues and with disabled students & graduates. The motivation for the resource… Read More Psychometric tests – a guide for disabled students
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