Disability equality group
Remit:
- To promote cultural change whereby disability equality for staff, students and visitors is incorporated into all the University’s functions and activities
- To oversee implementation of the action plan associated with the Disability Equality Scheme
- To oversee the further development of the University’s DES as necessary
- To act as a channel of communication where issues affecting disabled people can be raised and addressed or referred to appropriate bodies for action
- To oversee the preparation of the annual progress report
- To review the Disability Equality Group membership and remit annually and to co-opt additional members to the Group as may be required
Reporting to:
The Equality and Diversity Strategy Committee, but liaising widely with other committees, managers and officers to promote disability equality.
Membership:
- Chair – Disability Champion
- Director of Equality and Diversity
- Senior Disability Adviser
- SRC President or nominee
- HR representative
- 3 representatives Disability Co-ordinators
- 2 disabled students
- 2 disabled staff
- Representative of Estates and Buildings
- Director of Learning and Teaching Centre or nominee
- 14 members
- Clerk
Disabled Students Employment Survey Report
The University's Disability Equality Group (DEG) agreed, following questions raised at one of the meetings, to survey the University's disabled students on their experience of trying to obtain work over the summer recess or work placements.
Philip Rhodes, student representative on DEG, led this work. Following consultation with the Careers Service, the Disability Service and the Equality and Diversity Unit the survey was opened to disabled students in November 2011 and closed on 9 December 2011. The survey results and analysis are detailed below.
Disabled Students Employment Survey Report