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The VRA represents all those involved in delivering vocational rehabilitation services. There are a number of professional groups including; Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Case Managers, Disability Employment Advisers, Job Centre Plus Personal Advisers and Employment Support workers.
At the VRA we are very much aware of the need to develop more vocational rehabilitation provision with an appropriately skilled workforce. We are keen to help and encourage Employers, the Human Resources and Occupational Health professions, to be more aware of; better understand the value of and engage in providing vocational rehabilitation.
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VRA Conference 2012 - Save the Date!
ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!! The 2012 VRA Conference will be taking place on 22nd and 23rd May in Birmingham. This is a key event for those in the VR or allied health professions fields and has a particular focus on growth and personal development; this year’s theme is Core Competencies in Vocational Rehabilitation. An exciting line up is planned with exhilarating and informative keynote sessions including a talk from Rachel Perkins whom you may recall from the 2010 VRA Conference in Nottingham.
Dyslexie, a typeface for people with dyslexia
A typeface has been developed specifically for people with dyslexia which is called Dyslexie. The University of Twente undertook research into the typeface found that it decreased the amount of reading errors for people with dyslexia.
This video explains some of the issues people with dyslexia experience and how the typeface addresses these.
SOM/ACPOHE Joint Spring Meeting, Going for Gold– Wednesday 21 March 2012
The Society of Occupational Medicine and Association of the Charted Physiotherapists in Occupational Health and Ergonomics are holding their joint conference on Wednesday 21st March at the Royal College of Physicians, St Andrews Place, London.
Full details can be found here.
The Roots of Disability Living Allowance
The BBC has an interesting piece on the developments that led to DLA and how its roots can be traced back to California in 1962.
Event: Health and Wellbeing @ Work
The Vocational Rehabilitation Association is pleased to again be supporting Health and Wellbeing @ Work. There is an exciting range of workshops on offer. VRA trustee Joy Reymond will be chairing the Vocational Rehabilitation and Case Management sessions on 7th March. Other themes include:
Health and Wellbeing - National Policy and Initiatives