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Employers are being encouraged to consider and provide opportunities to islanders with a disability as part of a new Government campaign.
The campaign aims to change perceptions and encourage both businesses and Islanders to act. The website gov.je/disability has also been updated to give key resources and access to insightful information.
It will be reinforced through this year's Embrace Our Difference event, which is open to the public and is being held at the Radisson Blu Hotel on November 22 between 4-8pm.
Dr Mark Esho MBE will be keynote speaker and there will be more than 50 different organisations, both local and international, showcasing their work.
Assistant Minister for Social Security, Deputy Malcolm Ferey said: "Disability inclusion is such an important issue and continuing to highlight areas to make a difference for people living with a disability remains our focus. We want everyone to feel empowered and to be able to contribute to society. We are grateful to those businesses who are leading the way by supporting us with this message and taking action. We are here to help and available to give guidance and support to all employers.
"The Embrace our Difference event has been fantastic over the last few years. I look forward to our next one this month and seeing Islanders as well as so many organisations, who are proactive and focussed on supporting disabled Islanders, all in one place."
Marking the day, Government Disability and Inclusion Officer Anthony Lewis – a former journalist who suffers from aphasia following a stroke – helped design the front page of today's Jersey Evening Post (pictured top).
An entrepreneur who has overcome abuse, disability and racism is to share his story at an event in St Helier today as part of a campaign to make workplaces more accessible to the estimated one-in-seven Islanders with disabilities.https://t.co/XrjRhVhAui pic.twitter.com/GBPT9fB5hk
— jepnews (@JEPnews) November 22, 2023
You can read the edition here.
