ACCESS: Autism Employment Online Information Centre
Project Area: Access is an interactive online employment website which ensures that all parties – whether they are employers and their colleagues, or jobseekers and employees with autism – have ready access to all the resources they need to make the employment of those with autism as easy and successful as possible.
Lead Deepa Korea, Chief Executive, Research Autism
Institution: Research Autism
Status: Funding being sought
Length: 3 years
Method: Creation and evaluation of an Autism Employment Online Information Centre
Likely impact:
This project will provide
- practical information and guidance for employers inc. the opportunity to understand the perspective of other parties in the employment process and the opportunity to share best practice
- practical information and guidance for jobseekers with autism
Additional Information
Access is an interactive online employment website which ensures that all parties – whether they are employers and their colleagues, or jobseekers and employees with autism – have ready access to all the resources they need to make the employment of those with autism as easy and successful as possible.
The objectives of the project are:
- To raise funds to cover development of the site, its on-going maintenance and support, and the resources required to set it up and run it in the future
- To design, build and maintain an Autism Employment Online Information Centre that materially improves the quality of information available to employers and to potential employees on the autism spectrum
- To provide, through the content available on this site, advice, guidance, resources and signposting on all issues concerning the recruitment and employment of people with autism, specifically:
- information for employers on best practice in the employment of people with autism so that they use this information to the benefit of their company and the autism community
- information for people with autism, their family and carers, on how to obtain and stay in paid employment
- To ensure that the site:
- Becomes the industry-standard portal for recruitment and employment advice and information
- Is customer orientated, and meets high standards of accessibility and clarity
- Meets the needs of a range of audiences including those with autism (whether high or low functioning), their families and carers, employers, potential employers and others
- Links individuals with autism to the network of services, support and referrals they need in the process of identifying, and applying for, jobs; and that can help provide them with key training prior to the search for employment
- To establish ways in which to measure the impact of the site on a regular basis, assessing its ability to provide practical help to individuals and employers.
We believe that the website will provide a range of benefits to its visitors, including:
- Practical information and guidance for employers on the employment of people with autism spectrum disorders e.g. relevant legislation
- The opportunity to understand the perspective of other parties in the employment process e.g. employers gaining a better understanding of some of the practical problems facing employees with autism
- The opportunity to share best practice e.g. how to tell an employee s/he needs to improve personal hygiene
- Practical information and guidance for jobseekers with autism on how to apply and interview for a job, and on support available for employees with autism once they have started a role
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