"Legally Disabled" makes an exciting start Prof Debbie Foster and Dr Natasha Hirst formally launched the "Legally Disabled" research project at the September executive meeting of the Lawyers with Disabilities […]
The Disability Discrimination Quiz Produced by researchers at Cardiff University, this new quiz uses robust academic research to help employees with an impairment or long-term illness to recognise discrimination at […]
Report Launches at today's conference The keenly awaited report - Closing Disability Gaps at Work: Deficits in Evidence and Variation in Experience is now available following today's conference of key […]
"The Health and Well Being agenda sounds positive, but it actually excludes Disability." Debbie Foster is a sociologist and a Reader in Employment Relations at Cardiff Business School (UK). She […]
The conference to be at! If your organisation works with or represents disabled people then you’ll know that the UK Government’s “Improving Lives – The Work, Health and Disability Green […]
Closing Disability Gaps at Work – Deficits in Evidence and Differences in Experience Due to be launched in full at the end of November is a significant new report from […]
“When women go on maternity leave it is assumed that they will return. So why isn’t that assumption the same when workers take sick leave?” Kathleen Bolt is a caseworker […]
"There should be more support for disabled academics." Dr. Hersh has a fascinating interdisciplinary background which includes Mathematics and Control Engineering which she applies to her current research interests of […]
The Equality and Diversity Forum (EDF) is a national network of organisations committed to equal opportunities, social justice, good community relations, respect for human rights and an end to discrimination […]
Hidden disabilities and work The impact of long term health conditions and hidden disabilities is an increasingly topical subject throughout the union movement. From discussions with union reps and officers […]