Disability
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Celebrating Braille Day and Honoring Louis Braille's Legacy
Whenever we open a book, it's easy to take for granted the very simple act of reading. It is important to remember for millions of visually impaired individuals, accessing the written word poses a unique set of challenges. On January...
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month: aFLAME disability network for staff and PGR
We are very proud of our staff networks which are dedicated spaces for colleagues sharing particular circumstances or characteristics to connect with others and share their experiences. In particular our aFLAME disability network for staff and PGR. Aim of the...
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Disability leave
National Disability Employment Awareness Month We are committed to putting equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything we do. Working with our community we developed a Disability Leave policy in 2013, to ensure that disabled members of staff...
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Joining and induction
Our aim is for everyone to thrive at work and this starts during the joining and induction phase. Once a candidate is offered a position we offer a confidential process for new staff to disclose disability information via our pre-employment...
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Our recruitment practices
We pride ourselves on our developing recruitment practices that are free from unconscious bias, inclusive and accessible. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, we aim to build confidence and support disabled staff within our community. Following our renewal of the...
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month
We pride ourselves on our developing recruitment practices that are free from unconscious bias, inclusive and accessible. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, we aim to build confidence and support disabled staff within our community. Following our renewal of the...
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The campus Wheelchair Challenge: July 2023
Last week Professor Rajani Naidoo (Vice-President (Community & Inclusion)) and Kevin McCormick (Head of Campus Services Commercial Operations) undertook the Wheelchair Challenge on campus. This challenge was set up by the aFLAME Disability Network: Staff and PGRs to show the...
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Digital accessibility: A personal perspective
This blog is a personal account, and the perspective of an individual. It does not reflect guidance, policies or procedures of the University. Keira Cozens, a PhD student from the Life Sciences Department and member of the aFLAME Disability Network:...
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How does the Disabled Students’ Allowance help students?
Learn more about the tools, equipment and interventions to support disabled students. Did you know that neurodivergent students, those with long term mental health or medical conditions, or have visual or hearing impairments, are eligible for a government grant called...
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Looking forward to Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2023
Thursday 18 May is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Visit the University of Bath’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day page to better understand some of the accessibility experiences and challenges faced by our community, learn about support and resources at Bath, and empower...