Caretech Holdings PLC’s Valuable 500 Commitment:
CareTech is a leading provider of social care and education related services with 26 years’ experience of supporting disabled people. We have created a range of pathways for children and adults which empower and enable them to maximise their individual potential.
In October 2019 we acquired Purple, an innovative organisation, who is changing the disability conversation and bringing together both disabled people and businesses. We were also one of the key sponsors of team Great Britain at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games held in the UAE, and launching the first international art competition for disabled people with the Zayd Higher Organisation for People of Determination, for which we are very proud.
Our support for disabled people is reflected in our commitment to our staff in ensuring disabled people are given real choice and opportunity. We have also created the CareTech Foundation to ensure the experience of all disabled people benefits the care sector in the future.
We have big ambitions with detailed plans to deliver our intent. This includes:
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Putting in place a set of corporate disability metrics, agreed and monitored at Board level, that put the D (disability) in ESG.
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Exporting our disability knowledge, expertise and experience internationally, initially to a small number of countries that wish to accelerate their disability inclusion activity. We are currently active in two countries with others to follow.
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Building our assistive technology bandwith to support our existing and future customers and the wider care and health sectors. Covid-19 has shone a very bright light on the importance of making technology accessible.
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Providing a comprehensive and modern disability offer to business, across all sectors and all sizes, with focus on both the employee and disabled customer – the latter through the nationally renowned Purple Tuesday.
August 2020
