ECNI Case Study: Colin McElroy, Job Match Support Officer - Disability Action

Posted 03.12.2020

Colin McElroy thoroughly enjoys his job. He is a Support Officer for Disability Action’s Job Match programme. He thrives helping people with disabilities find and maintain jobs – he absolutely knows the value of the work because he too has previously participated in the programme.

Today on International Day of Disabled People the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland is publishing case studies, including this one on Colin. Click on the link below to read Colin's full story or watch the video below.

ECNI Case Study: Colin McElroy, Support Officer - Disability Action

This ECNI case study is part of the ‘Making it Work’ project – a partnership project with the Northern Ireland Union of Supported Employment which aims to highlight the employment support services available to disabled people in Northern Ireland.

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