Sentence examples for encourage disabled from inspiring English sources

The disability campaign group Radar runs an awareness scheme every year to encourage disabled people from across the UK to meet their MPs and raise the issues that matter to them - 51 MPs are signed up to the "MP Dialogue" scheme.

He thought the Tories would encourage disabled children to go to special needs schools.

A good response might be a more generous form of earned income tax credit for adults with no dependents, something that would encourage disabled beneficiaries to work.

Summing up the debate, crossbencher Colin Low said: "There are things that can encourage disabled people into work but cutting their benefits is not one of them".

The deputy prime minister said there were difficult discussions to be had about how to encourage disabled people or those with mental health problems into work, but pointed to schemes such as Access to Work that were addressing the issue.

The idea is purportedly to encourage disabled people to work, yet David Cameron seems to misunderstand: Pip is not an out-of-work benefit but provides payments designed to level the playing field between disabled and non-disabled people on the same income.

Paterson is a member of the Achilles Track Club, a group that encourages disabled runners to participate in long-distance races alongside the able-bodied.

These are some of the things to look out for: Check if the company includes a statement in its job advertisements encouraging disabled people to apply.

Far from "encouraging" disabled people off sickness benefits, cutting £30 a week from the ESA (Wrag) benefit will reduce their ability to take steps into work.

But employers already have the "Two Ticks" policy as a way of encouraging disabled applicants, so the only thing stopping a similar scheme for those with a conviction is negative perceptions.

Grassroots activism has also been spurred into action with networks such as SignVote, for people who are deaf and hard of hearing, and Crip the Vote, an online campaign encouraging disabled people to participate in local and state elections as well as voting for president.