The Government has published Local Supported Employment: guidance for local authorities (23 May 2022). The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is providing grant funding for approximately 20 County Councils...
Over one million more disabled people are in employment compared to five years ago according to the latest ONS (Office for National Statistics) on 17 May. The latest figures show...
We asked Maria Morris, who in December was named VR Practitioner of 2021 at the VR Awards to tell us a little more about her work. I wanted to share...
We asked Mandy Whalley, Associate Specialist Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist at Think Therapy 1st to tell us about the Empowerment Project. The Empowerment Project has been something I have been working on since...
We have all used the expression “a pain in the neck” on occasions. Google describes this as ‘someone or something that is annoying or difficult to deal with’. It was...
A new e-learning course to develop knowledge of all aspects of disability has been designed and launched by VRA member Dan Williams of Visualise Training and Consultancy. It provides learners...
The VRA is always keen to support researchers and so is sharing details of this survey. This research aims to investigate how different instructions can impact individuals’ performance on tests...
Alcohol has many aspects to its use. Your trustees have often arranged meetings for new and old members of the VRA to enhance social interaction and mutual support as well...
This guide is no longer being updated. This is the third of our series of resources guides in response to Covid-19 for return to work practitioners in the rehabilitation and...
A selection of the best free or cheap options we've found for CPD for VR practitioners initially developed during the first Covid lockdown. We will keep adding to this page...
