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Aurora Foxes, a specialist training college in Minehead for students with learning difficulties, and Hilton are helping employers overcome the barriers to employing people with learning disabilities. Almost nine in 10 people with a learning disability in the UK have experienced difficulties finding a job and 80% of people with a learning disability stated a fear of being judged at interview stage, putting them off applying altogether according to the results of a survey commissioned by Hilton this year.

The only specialist college and training hotel in the UK for young adults with learning disabilities has received an Ofsted ‘Good’ grading with one out of the five areas reviewed as ‘outstanding.’

Less than 5% of adults with learning disabilities are currently in employment... and we are determined to change that!

21 March is World Down Syndrome Day – and that date’s no coincidence. It was chosen because it’s the 21^st day of the third month, relating to the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21^st chromosome which causes Down Syndrome.

The theme this year is With Us Not for Us. That’s something that Rebecca, 23, believes passionately.

Rebecca is a third-year student at Aurora Foxes in Minehead – a specialist college and training hotel for young people with learning disabilities. She’s studying for a level 1 NVQ in Hospitality Services.