BArch DipArch PGDipArch RegArch Chief Executive Were all the samehonestly 5 th August 2014 Introduction and Welcomes What is Disability all about Disability and the Workplace ID: 545151
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Mick DillonBArch DipArch PGDipArch RegArch Chief Executive .We’re all the same….honestly!5th August 2014
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Introduction and WelcomesWhat is Disability all about ?Disability and the Workplace
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Can anyone define disability? Thesaurus definition of Disability Legal definition vs
Society definition
What is
Disability
all
about then?
“A physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on a persons ability to carry out normal day to day activities”
””
you
don’t looked disabled”
””
you
can’t do this”
Inability, incapability, incompetentSlide4
How many disabled people are there in Great Britain? (All ages)
What % of disabled people (of working age) in Great Britain are unemployed
56% of working-age disabled people are not in employment compared to 24% of working-age non-disabled people
16% of the working age population have declared they have a disability
There are over 11 million people with a limiting long term illness, impairment or disability.
2012 Labour Force SurveySlide5
Does disability affect
educational opportunities
?
6.5
% of working age non-disabled do not hold any formal qualification compared to 19.2% of working age disabled people 28.1% of working age non-disabled people hold degree-level qualifications compared to 14.9% of working age disabled people
2012 Labour Force Survey
What
are the most commonly-reported
impairments
?
mobility
, lifting or carrying
Is disability an age related issue? The prevalence of
Disability rises with age Around 6% of children are disabled, compared to 16% (2m) of working age adults and 45% of adults over State Pension age Slide6
Capability or Disability?
Disability and the workplace
Take disability out of the equation, what does
the issue look like now? Understanding staff
environments away from the workplace
Do the right thing or the right thing to do?
Performance or absence issues?
What’s the
culture
,
attitude
,
need
,
r
isk
and
ambition
of the Company
? Slide7
I’m an employer I want to recruit and retain the best quality staff
Disability and the Work Place.
When recruiting new staff, what does any employer need and hope for?
Good knowledge, reliable, able, loyal, good time keeping, good customer focus, smart?
Effective & efficient? Shall we say Employability?
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What do we think are the key issues about employing disabled people?
Productivity and
efficiency,
absence, cost, image,
medical appointments, time
keeping, ability to
travel,
accessibility,
impact on other
staff?
What are your concerns about retaining a member of staff who becomes disabled?Slide9
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