1990
The Mentall Illness Specifi c Grant is launched. Shaw Trust embarks on a campaign to let local authorities know how this can include employment support.
We begin to deliver services to local authorities for clients with severe mental health problems, providing specific employment-related work projects.
Positive about disabled people – the two ticks Disability Symbol is introduced reinforcing our stance on employing people with disabilities.
We open the Shaw Centre in High Wycombe in partnership with Buckinghamshire County Council, Wycombe District Council and the Training Agency. Our new centre is set up to prepare people with disabilities for work.
We open our third Work Preparation Centre for disabled and disadvantaged people, in Spalding, Lincolnshire. We work with Lincolnshire County Council on this project, assessing people’s physical capabilities and learning abilities, setting up work experience programmes, and working with local employers and social services to fi nd permanent full-time employment for trainees.
We hold a number of events to increase our profi le including a concert featuring the world-famous percussionist Evelyn Glennie at the Pump Room in Bath.
1991
As more organisations come to understand the opportunities for employing people with disabilities, Shaw Trust starts to work with employers to ensure they are ready to offer disabled people appropriate working environments. We run our fi rst Disability Awareness training day for Employers.
We are awarded our fi rst ISO accreditation – a quality management system ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and systems.
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