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Rosie Cribb, discusses the significance of Social Firms in addressing the issue of disability unemployment

05 March 2026

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Featuring Therapaws Wellbeing Services and Flourish Design Academy.

Exploring Social Firms, neurodiversity, training opportunities and inclusive business support across Wales.

New Social Firms Article Series

This month Social Firms Wales launches a new series of articles focused on Social Firms and inclusive employment.

CEO Rosie Cribb discusses the importance of Social Firms in tackling disability unemployment in Wales.

The feature also highlights Barod Community Interest Company in Carmarthen and the positive impact their employment opportunities are creating for disabled individuals.

Read Rosie’s blog here

National Minimum Wage 2026

Updated National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates for 2026 are now available.

Hourly rates depend on age and apprenticeship status.

Check the latest rates here

Neurodiverse vs Neurodivergent

A team is neurodiverse because people naturally think differently.

Neurodivergent refers to individuals whose brains sit further from the statistical norm, including ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia and Tourette’s.

Read Andrew Lambert’s article

Networking

DTA Wales Spring Conference 2026

24 March 2026 | 10:00am - 4:30pm

Newport Market, High Street, Newport

Find out more and book your free ticket

Training Opportunities

Employment Law Update Webinar

10 March 2026 | 11:00am - 12:00pm | Teams

Moondance Training Programme

Upcoming sessions include branding, cultural competence, hearing loss awareness and people management.

View the online brochure

Building Inner Confidence

An online course designed to help individuals build confidence through 14 bite-size learning units.

Access expert support for your business

Funding Tool: Swoop

Swoop is a business funding search tool helping SMEs explore grants, loans and equity funding opportunities.

It can be used as an optional discovery tool to explore finance options for your organisation.

Find out more about the funding tool

Resources

Toolkit created by SENDme2work Ltd to support inclusive workplaces and accessibility awareness.

Access the toolkit here

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