Graduates, Learnerships & Workplace Readiness

New system gives blind people a boost

Cape Town – The Cape Town Society for the Blind has launched an initiative to introduce a new computerised system specifically for the blind. The organisation is working to promote and market the JAWS (Job Access With Speech) computerised system.  Converting text to speech The JAWS computer system converts text to speech among other functions […]

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Top 5 Recruitment Agencies for Persons with a Disability in South Africa

In South Africa, 5% of the population are persons with a disability. However, around 1,4% are currently employed. This needs to change and there are a few agencies who are driving this change. Here are five of them in no particular order. 1)     ClockWork Recruitment Company Profile Locations Serviced: Western Cape, Kwa-Zulu Natal and Gauteng

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Finding rewarding careers for those who need them

Job placement programs across the country are providing an under-served population with the opportunity to pursue a rewarding and productive career that will potentially pay more than other employment offers. Warehouse jobs typically pay entry-level employees higher wages than those working outside the industry receive. For example,  the non-profit organization Shelby Residential and Vocational Services in Memphis has connected

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People with disabilities have a harder time finding good jobs

According to the last Employment First in Michigan Report, 81 percent of Michigan residents who live with an intellectual or developmental disability are unemployed, while only 9 percent of those without such disabilities are unemployed. Businesses and non-profit organizations are setting out to help combat this issue by finding good jobs for people with disabilities in the

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Can disabled workers increase warehouse productivity?

Unemployment is a serious issue for adults with learning disabilities, but programs nationwide are working to combat that. Warehousing jobs offer great opportunities to an incredible range of people of different interests, skills, backgrounds and experiences, and training specialized programs are helping disabled persons to enter into the warehouse workforce.

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