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Jacqui Smith MP visits ambassador Leanna on Tesco work scheme

Posted on November 30th, 2009

Redditch MP, and former Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith today visited an innovative scheme run at Tesco in Redditch – which has given a young wheelchair-user her first taste of the world of work.

Midlands 21 year old Leanna Horne, who has cerebral palsy and currently studies Theatre and Performance at University, has just completed a two-week placement at Tesco – organised in conjunction with young people’s mobility charity Whizz-Kidz.

She says: “I really enjoyed working at Tesco. The placement has definitely given me more confidence and shows that using a wheelchair shouldn’t have to be an obstacle …

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