placeability™ supports International Day of Disabled People

placeability™ was again on the winning team this month, working with Remploy and Making Space to ‘pass on the baton’, at an event aiming to help recruit and aid the disabled and those with long term barriers to work.

The ‘baton’ event was organised to celebrate International Day of Disabled People (IDDP), which is held annually across the world on December 3rd to promote awareness of disability issues, the rights of disabled people and the integration of disabled people into their local communities.

The baton was passed on by Remploy Account Manager, Jason McCurdy. As an organisation with a mission to transform the lives of disabled people by providing sustainable employment opportunities, Remploy fully supports IDDP each year by raising awareness of disability and encouraging discussions about the skills, abilities and achievements of disabled people.

To support the day, placeability™ joined the Remploy Relay, as an innovative and fun way of spreading the message of IDDP with the theme of ‘Aiming High and Achieving More.’ placeability’s presence at the event highlights the growing affiliations between organisations such as Remploy and Making Space, and how placeability™ are breaking down yet more barriers to work for the disabled and the long term unemployed.

Beth Carruthers, Remploy’s Director of Employment Services said: “I am thrilled that de Poel and placeability™ have joined us in the Remploy Relay. I look forward to hearing about the baton’s progress and receiving many inspirational stories about people who have aimed high and achieved more.”

As part of the project, Remploy is asking each person who is given a baton, virtual or real, to share an inspirational story of a disabled person, group or organisation linked to disability, that aimed high and as a result achieved more.

Gaynor Chisnall, Making Space Operations Director, and  Financial Director, Wyn Jones were also present, with Gaynor eager to display her delight at Making Space’s strategic relationship with placeability™. She said: “Every so often strategic alliances come along which not only help the organisation move forward, but are of great benefits to individuals whom are disabled and those trying to get back into long term employment. I am extremely pleased that Making Space’s alignment with placeability™ is a partnership which focuses purely the benefits of the workers.”

One of the other representatives receiving the baton on behalf of Making Space was Area manager Carol Garrett, who was keen to promote the cause. She said: “We are delighted with what has been achieved today and really happy that through our existing relationship with de Poel, we have been able to forge yet more links with companies like placeability™.

Since 1982, Making Space has been working with people affected by mental health conditions, and with their carers, to help them shape their lives based on their own personal aspirations and circumstances.

Today this approach is called ‘personalisation’ – something that all Making Space services strive to deliver with dignity, compassion, humanity and, whenever appropriate, a sense of humour.

The Baton has now been passed onto placeability™, whose work within their national client base has provided the opportunity to pass on the baton further still and increase the awareness of the event by passing the baton onto Making Space. Both Making space and placeability™ have already successfully placed a number of care workers with long term barriers to entry as a result of the initiative, with many more opportunities on the horizon.

placeability™ was represented by Senior Account Manager, Janice Henson, Recruitment Executive, Stephen Chadderton, as well as de Poel Senior Account Manager, Sarah Hargreaves.

Janice was especially optimistic about how the event will kick start yet more links between the companies, giving opportunities for those that want to work, an opportunity to do so. She said: “I am delighted that we have been given the opportunity to be part of the International Day of Disabled People, and feel privileged to be able to both receive and pass on the baton.

“It is our hope that initiatives like this act as the catalyst for greater things and we look forward to showing how placeability can be a part of that.”

If you would like to know more about the International Day of Disabled People (IDDP), please contact Janice Henson at jhenson@placeability.co.uk or call 01565 682 020.