Young people: Tools and Techniques
Employment
Reasonable Adjustments Passport
As a Disabled person, you have the right to request reasonable adjustments. This means your employers or education providers have a legal obligation to make adjustments that will support you to access your work and studies.
The National Education Union has created a reasonable adjustments passport which can be used as a template to write down all your needs and how you can be best supported.
The passport provides examples on how to fill it in to make it easier to communicate your adjustments.
Read about the Reasonable Adjustments Passport
Disability Rights UK - Understanding Employment Contracts Guide
Understanding your employment contract is essential in ensuring you are being treated fairly, and Disability Rights UK provides a detailed guide to help you navigate through your contract.
This guide explains what should be included in a contract, such as working hours, pay, and terms of employment. It also highlights how to ensure reasonable adjustments are included and clarifies your rights as a Disabled employee under the Equality Act 2010.
Read the full Employment Contracts guide on the Disability Rights UK website.
Scope’s Support to Work Service
Scope’s Support to Work service is a free online program designed to help Disabled job seekers find and apply for work. The service provides tailored advice, including CV and cover letter support, interview preparation, and help with job applications.
You’ll be matched with an employment adviser who will work with you for up to 12 weeks, offering guidance and resources to build your confidence and job-seeking skills.
This opportunity is open to Disabled people aged 16 and over who are actively looking for work in England or Wales.
Find out more and register for the Support to Work service on Scope's website.
Your Rights
Complaint letter templates
DR UK have written a variety of complaint letter templates to support you whilst raising a complaint.
These letter templates have examples of different scenarios where you may need to raise a complaint. This may be during your education, employment or out and about incidents where you may need to raise a complaint.
Including templates such as, making a complaint about discrimination, failure to meet reasonable adjustments or challenging equal pay.
These templates refer to the Equality Act 2010, which legally protects you against disability discrimination. They also provide you with examples of how to highlight the resolution you expect from raising the complaint.
Read and use DR UK's Complaint letter templates
Caprice Kwai's university discrimination complaint letter template
Caprice is a Disabled student studying at University, where she faced disability discrimination and her university failed to meet their legal obligations.
Caprice made a complaint to her university provider which resulted in support for her disability and changes in policies throughout her university.
As a result of Caprice's complaint, the University introduced the following policies:
Reasonable Adjustments for all Disabled students.
Staff training for disability awareness.
Disabled student’s handbook.
Caprice then wrote a complaint letter template based around the complaint she raised.
Read and use Caprice's discrimination complaint letter template on the Leonard Cheshire's website.
Education
Quizlet
Quizlet is a revision app where you can create your own flashcards, use premade flashcards, and be tested in a variety of ways to enhance your revision and learning.
Quizlet has a variety of modes to test your knowledge, meaning you can find one that best suits your learning style. Whether that's reading your flashcards, being asked questions about certain topics or talking to their AI Bot about your content, there is a mode for everyone.
Quizlet has a free and paid option - though it isn't necessary to upgrade to get the benefits of this app.