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Everton has become the first football club in the country to be granted the status of ‘Disability Confident Employer’.
The award has been made by the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) as part of the Disability Confident scheme. The initiative aims to help employers make the most of the opportunities provided by employing disabled people.
Everton is the first football club to reach the second level of the Disability Confident scheme, earning the Club the status of a 'Disability Confident Employer'. As a sign of Everton’s commitment to employing disabled people, the Club will display the Disability Confident logo on all recruitment adverts going forward.