Top Tips for Working with Learning Disabled People These ‘Top Tips’ were made in consultation with young learning disabled people who were on the Advisory Group as part of Shape’s Articulate Project. They are aimed at employers who are working toward engaging with learning disabled people in and through employments. They are easy and practical ways to start your work with learning disabled people.• Reasonable adjustments are individual – talk to me about what I need• Provide information about the workplace in advance• Be clear when explaining things• Provide easy read / plain English and jargon free documents• Be patient• Be understanding• Have guidelines for us to follow• Remember Equal Opportunities – give people a chance• Be flexible• Look at ways of changing recruitment process – could the interview be task orientedinstead of questions from a panel? • Remember what it is like to be on an interview – people get nervous• Listen• Respect• Get all your staff on board – have Disability Equality Training• Have a buddy/mentor for me within the staff team – this should be someone who I cango to when I need to ask questions or look for a little bit more support• Friendly atmosphere• Regular catch ups and supervision • Identify my strengths and work to them Check out the evaluation of the Shape Articulate ProgrammeFor more on employing disabled people please click here You can download this article as a PDF by clicking here. If you would like it in another format please contact us. To contact the team or make a training enquiry please email [email protected] or call 0207 424 7330 Explore all of our resources Banner image: Inspiring Futures Open Day participants at the Royal Opera House Manage Cookie Preferences