Listed below are examples of questions most frequently asked about services for disabled people and employers.

Although examples of answers are supplied, if you have any additional queries or concerns, or your particular question isn’t covered here, contact the Disability Employment Adviser (DEA) at your Jobcentre Plus office or Jobcentre.

Q. I'm an employer with a disabled employee who is now experiencing difficulty in managing their job. What help is available to me and my employee?

A. The Disability Employment Adviser (DEA) at your Jobcentre Plus office or Jobcentre.can visit you and your employee in the workplace (if appropriate) and give you both practical advice and support to increase the chances of the employee keeping their job. Experience has shown that often the costs of adjustments in money and time can be far less than those of recruiting a new employee. You may also wish to consider more flexible working patterns for your employee, career breaks or the provision of home working facilities. You can find out the location of your nearest DEA by contacting your local Jobcentre Plus office or Jobcentre.

Q. I've heard about the Access to Work programme. How can it help me as an employer?

A. It can help overcome practical problems in the workplace, which result from a disability. Your AtW Adviser can tell you how AtW can help you and any disabled employees, but, briefly, it can include a grant towards employment costs resulting from disability. Contact your DEA who can, if appropriate, put you in touch with an AtW Adviser.

Q. Do the Disability Service web pages have any links to disability organisations and other websites?

A. Through the main Jobcentre Plus webpages, we are linked to a number of sites including: RNIB, RNID, Department for Work and Pensions and Learning and Workbank websites. Our WORKSTEP pages are also linked to the Remploy webpages.

Although we are not directly linked to a large number of websites, you can link with a wide range of disability organisations by visiting the Disability Rights Commission website at www.drc-gb.org