Microenterprise and Learning Disability
Publisher:
Other
Year of publication:
2011
Topics:
Learning disabilities and Self employment
Type:
Guidance and Report This report was produced by EnDevA and looks at the experiences of a number of people with learning disabilities who have established their own businesses. The report examines some of the issues associated with "supported self-employment".
The research highlights how successful self-employment, or starting an enterprise has been for the individuals identified, and how suitable it can be for people with learning disabilities with the right support in place. Those people who have ventured into self-employment all categorically state that their confidence and the social inclusion they experience have risen due to their work. Individuals also reported meeting new people and making new networks within the wider community.
