Catalogue Number
NMLH.2001.20.332
Object Name
Leaflet
Title
The Quota Scheme For The Employment Of Disabled Persons Will Come Into Operation On 1 March 1946 ......; The Disabled Do A Good Job.
Place
UK
People
Ministry of Labour
Date
1946
Description
A set of leaflets encouraging employers to hire disabled people, 1940s-1960s.
8pp Ministry of Labour booklet âThe Disabled Do A Good Job/ Employers everywhere are proving that when they are given a fair chanceâ. Front cover has 8 square images of different people and the number â2â written in pen in top right hand corner. Inside gives case studies of disabled people in work.
32pp booklet for âThe Disabled at Work Exhibitionâ which took place in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff from 5th-7th October 1965. The inside has advertisements, information about various organisations, workplaces and about the exhibition. The front cover has been torn and the top right hand corner is missing.
8pp Ministry of Labour booklet âThe Disabled Persons Register/ An Employment Service for the Disabledâ in a Q&A format. Produced in January 1959. The Disabled Persons Register was a voluntary list kept by the Ministry of Labour. You had to apply with a Disablement Resettlement Officer who had the job of helping disabled people with employment. There was one at every Employment Exchange. Registration was granted for any period of one to ten years depending on the nature of the disability with the expiry date being shown on the certificate.
Backed, red poster/ notice for âThe Quota Scheme for the Employment of Disabled Personsâ coming into operation on 1 March 1946. The standard percentage of Disabled Persons to be employed was to be 2%. Only those disabled persons registered under the Act counted towards the quota.
Two fold out leaflet âBlind Workers Are Good Workers/ Let them do a good job for youâ with image of woman undertaking work on front. Inside leaflet shows industries people are employed in and answers eight questions about working with blind people. Prepared for the Ministry of Labour by the Central Office of Information.
Two x 12pp A5 booklet âHints for Disablement Rehabilitation Officers/ Interviewing Disabled Persons/ Staff Handbook No.2/ Ministry of Labour And National Serviceâ with image of man in hospital bed on front. Stamped with three names in top rightâhand corner âF.J.D. Rabjohns, T.G. Murray and A.J.D. Bentleyâ.
A4 folded to A5 leaflet âAbility counts/ Training people with disabilities/ Employment Training/ A new opportunityâ. Image of man in apron undertaking task with man in background watching on front cover. Small rip to front. Produced by The Training Agency, Moorfoot, Sheffield.
A5 16pp booklet titled âThis man is a reliable, conscientious, hard-working employeeâ with red and black image of man working on front. Booklet is about âEmploying people who have had a mental illnessâ. Created by Manpower Services Commission in May 1980.
Orange tri-fold leaflet âEmploying Someone Hard of Hearingâ with message on front âRemember always that the deaf or hard-of-hearing may be capable of doing much better work than that on which he is at present engaged. Therefore give him the same attention and opportunities as the worker with normal hearingâ. Inside has sections on âWho are the deaf?â, âSelecting the right jobâ, âHow the Department of Employment can helpâ, and âSome hints on communicating with deaf peopleâ. Produced for Department of Employment by the Central Office of Information 1970.
Following the end of World War II, which caused thousands of people to become disabled, the Department of Employment (formerly the Ministry of Labour) advocated for the integration of disabled people into the work force.
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