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Team Domenica Impact Report 2025 Easy Read

Why is our work important?

Only 4.8% of people with learning disabilities are in employment. Team Domenica want to change this.

In England, the number of people with learning disabilities with a job is less than 5% (NHS Digital, 2024).

Team Domenica want to change this.

People with learning disabilities want to work and can work.

 

People with learning disabilities want to work and can work.

Candidate in paid work at Brighton Electric

 

This includes people like Sean who, with the help of Team Domenica, now has a job at Brighton Electric.

“Team Domenica helped me get my dream job. Being around music and being social is so cool. I’m living the dream. The variety of work at Brighton Electric is… well, it’s electric!”

 

Why is employment important to our candidates?

Getting paid work is important to 95% of our candidates

 

95% of our candidates said getting paid work is important to them.

72% said it gives them independence

 

72% said paid work gives them independence.

66% said paid work helps them meet new people

 

66% of our young people said paid work helps me meet new people.

78% say paid work builds their confidence

 

78% of candidates said paid work builds my confidence.

76% said paid work is an opportunity to learn new things

 

76% said paid work is an opportunity to learn new things.

76% said paid work allows me to make my own money

 

76% said paid work allows me to make my own money.

72% of our candidates said paid work allows me to feel good about themselves

 

72% of our candidates said paid work allows them to feel good about themselves.

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