Early Action to Sustain Employment: A new self management resource

EASE is an app for disabled people in employment. The app will connect disabled employees to support and resources.

The EASE project is intended to contribute to reducing the Disability Employment Gap by increasing the number of disabled people who successfully sustain paid employment. 

The Scottish Union of Supported Employment (SUSE) is leading the EASE project and developing the EASE app which is due for release this summer.

EASE is an app for disabled people in employment. The app will connect disabled employees to support and resources, with the aim of empowering them to stay well and succeed in their jobs.

The EASE App is being designed to enable disabled workers to assess their wellbeing based on a range of categories relevant to their employment and get help quickly if needed. Its purpose is to facilitate Early Action to Sustain Employment (EASE).

SUSE are inviting people who may benefit from using the app to register to be one of the first users and help test and improve the app before its general release in 2026.

Early users of the app will get access to all the resources and support links but will also help development by answering some quick questions and providing feedback on what is working well in the app and what could be better.

Users will have a tailored experience of the app depending on the information in the profile they create. “We are aiming for the app to provide an individual experience for each user. Depending on their scores in the different workplace categories, their resource hub will fill with specific information relevant to their situation.” Fiona Walker, SUSE Marketing and Communications Manager.

Users of the app can focus on what’s important to them at any time. However, users may not always be able to identify exactly what is causing an issue at work. By answering general questions, it can help them pinpoint potential workplace issues and provide advice before it snowballs into a larger problem, which may threaten their employment.

The app is not just for use when there is an issue at work, its there to help disabled workers keep on track when things are going well, providing motivational messages, resources to help maintain wellbeing and tips for career progression.

Information from the app will also provide new learning that can be used to design better employment support for disabled people and be more responsive to people’s needs.

This project has been made possible via Scottish Government funding administered by The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE). 

“We are thrilled to be developing a groundbreaking self-management resource and look forward to making a real impact with this project.”

Anyone interested in helping to test the first release of the app in summer 2025 is invited to register their interest. SUSE will contact everyone when the app is ready to download from the App Store or Google Play.

Register

We understand that apps aren’t for everyone, therefore we’re also looking for volunteers who would like to be part of a focus group to discuss wellbeing at work. Anyone interested in being part of the focus group can also register via the weblink

For anyone who would like to register in an alternative way, simply email info@susescotland.scot

More information can be found on the SUSE website.

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