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 Councils to Run Jobs Pilots For People With Learning Disabilities http://www.lcil.org.uk/news.asp?ID=72 Seven local authorities are to pilot a new scheme to support people with learning disabilities to find paid work. The Jobs First project will help people to use money from their personal care budgets to get the support they need to move into lasting employment. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 Jobcentre staff to get autism training http://www.lcil.org.uk/news.asp?ID=71 Jobcentre Plus staff are to receive training to better help jobseekers with autism, the government have announced. The National Autistic Society celebrated the move, in response to their “Don't Write Me Off” campaign, along with a raft of new measures to tackle the inequality experienced by people with autism in England. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 Mental Health: New job help on the way http://www.lcil.org.uk/news.asp?ID=70 Ambitious new targets to help more people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities in the workplace have been announced by Minister for Disabled People, Jonathan Shaw. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 Only 15% of autistic people in jobs, expert says http://www.lcil.org.uk/news.asp?ID=69 There are only 15 per cent of autistic individuals in full-time employment, one specialist has claimed. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 You Tube is extending its auto-captioning service http://www.lcil.org.uk/news.asp?ID=68 You Tube, the internet's biggest video sharing website, has extended its subtitling service for all users. Fri, 05 Mar 2010