Inclusion Scotland News & Events

Working with autistic colleagues by a former WeCanWork Intern

Image Credit: Different Minds. To mark World Autism Acceptance Week 2023 (27 March – 2 April), I’d like to explain why it helps if employers have an autism-friendly culture.  And to signpost to some resources that indicate what an autism-friendly…

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Intern Blog: I didn’t think I was eligible and now here I am, nearly a year after my first WeCanWork application with a full-time job offer.

By Mairi Edwards Let me start off my saying that I had never considered myself disabled or as having a learning disability. I had only just been diagnosed when I came across the WeCanWork internships. At first, I did not…

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Intern Blog: Helping to create a new Scottish Social Security Benefit System through lived experience.

For anyone thinking of applying for this internship in the future, my advice would be don’t be hesitant, as it is a great opportunity for disabled people. By Laura Murdanaigum Before my internship I was volunteering at the Remode Collective,…

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Intern Blog: So, this is what positive action and affirmation feels like?

By Billianna Allen-Mandeville I was unemployed for six months before starting my internship. I never thought that after graduating and studying for two degrees I would find it difficult gaining a job. This was not for want of trying. Each…

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Internship Blog: From Anxious Mess to Anxious Success?

By Pooja Marwaha Pooja applied and was successful for our We Can Work internship Evaluation and Research Intern with Skills Development Scotland (SDS). This internship was developed as part of SDS’s annual recruitment campaign Young Talent Internship Programme. This blog…

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