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Celebrating Learning Disability Week 2025

It’s Learning Disability Week and we wanted to use this week as an opportunity to share our new 3-year strategy, along with inspiring stories from the young people we support, and fantastic fundraising achievements from our community.

Working Together to Help Young People Start Their Own Businesses

This Learning Disability Week, we’re celebrating how different groups are working together to make business easier for disabled and neurodiverse young people.

AFK and National Careers Week 2023

At AFK we continuously support young people with autism or disabilities to secure paid employment that matches their career aspirations, but what about those young people still in education and not quite sure what they want to do when they leave or what career options are available to them?

Life and Work trainees visit Segro in Oxford Circus

AFK trainees visit SEGRO Plc who have funded work experience and employability training for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Students on the Aspire to Work Programme visit Morrisons

The AFK Aspire to Work programme is partnering with schools and employers to create experiences and improve aspirations to enter work for young people with disabilities.

Travel Trainers Required

Join our roster of casual travel trainers and support young people as they learn to travel independently and safely on public transport.

Celebrating Learning Disability Week 2022 – I AM Festival

To celebrate Learning Disability Week, we’re at I AM Festival – a yearly celebration empowering D/deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent young people to explore their creativity.

‘Our View’ – Videos made by young people, for young people

‘Our View’ is a collection of short films made by young people with special educational needs and disabilities on their experiences, challenges and successes in preparing for and gaining employment.