Focus group - engaging with employers

The first step in our 'thinking differently' project is to run a focus group early next month, so the Supported Employment team are working hard to get some employers along so that we can pick their brains. We're looking for a good mix of those that we have a good relationship with now, those that we are hoping to engage with in the near future and some that we haven't approached as yet. That way we will get a range of perspectives on how they make their decisions about hiring people, what different influences can effect taking on someone with a disability, and how we can start to break down some of the barriers. We want employers to tell us how we are best communicating with them, what support and guidance they need and how we can make the process easy.