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Benefits: The Department Of Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for a range of benefits and services for those who are sick or have a disability. The Disability and Carers Directorate (DCD) supports disabled people and their carers, whether or not they are able to work. The directorate is responsible for providing an efficient, reliable and considerate system of Disability Benefits, and for all disability civil rights issues. You can get free help and advice from your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)
The RNID is the largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. www .  rnid.org.uk

Providing BBC work placements for talented disabled people
Extend, is a BBC-wide work placement scheme which offers appropriately qualified disabled people a great opportunity to gain a 4 months (16 weeks) paid work placement within the BBC.

The principal aim of the Extend programme is to enable talented people with disabilities to gain real work experience and to improve their opportunities of securing future employment within the BBC. Extend does not necessarily lead to a full time job but over two-thirds of those who have been on the Scheme have got further work at the BBC.

Extend placements can be in London or at many of our other locations across the UK. This year Extend offers over 40 placements within both programme-making areas (which includes Assistant Broadcast Journalists, Researchers, Production Assistants, Assistant Studio Camera/Sound operator and online jobs in New Media) and programme-support areas (including Rights Assistants, Media Assistants and many more).

You will be able to apply for up to two of these placements.
www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/extend

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