Not-for-profit organisation launched to improve employment opportunities for disabled

A new not-for-profit organisation known as Purple has launched today, dedicated to improving employment opportunities for disabled people by supporting both businesses and individuals.

The organisation is offering both consultancy and recruitment services to help businesses drive inclusive employment strategies, while providing disabled people with greater levels of employment support.

It aims to help more than 20,000 disabled people to find permanent jobs over the next decade, whilst simultaneously matching 25,000 personal assistants to disabled employers.

Chief Executive of Purple, Mike Adams, said: “We’ve always known that being disabled means you’re more likely to be unemployed and this has a real impact on both the career opportunities and quality of life.

“With Purple we are taking a new, brave and bold approach to the problem. We want to work with business to address concerns whilst upskilling individuals to seize the opportunities available. We will give business and individual an equal voice and by not being afraid to tackle the issues on both sides we will change the conversation on disability employment.”

As part of its offering Purple will work with businesses and organisations to helping them become accredited as part of the Government’s Disability Confident scheme.

For more information on Purple and the research findings go to www.wearepurple.org.uk