Research by the Papworth Trust reveals that NHS claim swayed disabled voters ‘who didn’t know how many of their protections were form the EU’
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‘Ill-informed’ response to disability inquiry highlighted
Guest speaker to disabled members’ conference explains the work of a House of Lords committee looking at the Equality Act
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Employers failing to offer reasonable adjustments
Some managers don’t understand reasonable adjustments, but others are using disability as an excuse to get rid of staff, say delegates
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‘I’ll only be a minute’ – disabled members discuss transport
Experiences range from disabled parking spaces being blocked to being denied access to a bus because drivers won’t insist buggies are folded up
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Vice president tells conference of the challenges ahead
Political challenges lie ahead from a government still wedded to ‘failed austerity’ policies, vice president warns disabled members’ conference
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Disabled members’ conference backs action against bullying
Brighton conference opens with delegates debating a raft of motions that reveal how members face bullying and harassment in many guises
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UNISON congratulates Amy Marren
Medal-winning Paralympian with a connection to the union
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Have your say on Personal Independence Payments
The Department for Work and Pensions is undertaking a review of Personal Independence Payments (PIP). If you have applied for PIP in the past, you can fill in their questionnaire here to submit your…Read more…
Retired members sought for UNISON self-organised group conferences
National retired members’ organisations asks for submissions from members wanting to attend disabled members’, LGBT members’, Black members and women’s conferences as delegates in October, November,…Read more…
Mental health support: Not rocket science, it’s medical science
#stuc16 The STUC has condemned the ‘climate of fear’ in workplaces, which discourages workers from disclosing mental health issues or seeking reasonable adjustments at work. See all reports on the website
“We need better provision to tackle mental health problems in the workplace”, said John Nisbet, chair of UNISON Scotland’s Disabled Members’ Committee, backing the STUC Disabled Members’Read more…
The truth about the cuts: the disability support worker
‘The cuts have shattered our enthusiasm’
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The truth about the cuts: the disability support worker
‘The cuts have shattered our enthusiasm’
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‘An inconsequential little protest’
Graeme Ellis didn’t expect that a very personal gesture of protest would help pave the way for the government’s budget u-turn on cuts to disabled people
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Disability cuts – a warped sense of priorities
The government’s decision to slash Personal Independence Payments (PIP) whilst giving a tax cut to those earning comfortably more than the average UK salary shows a warped sense of priorities.
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♡ UNISON: it brought me out of my shell
I spend my days talking to members of the public on the phone, answering their queries on environmental issues, from planning and environmental health to housing repairs like a broken toilet
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♡ UNISON: the union got me through a difficult time
My job is to support people with learning difficulties to live in the community independently.
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Cuts threaten disabled people in work
Disabled workers describe struggle to work twenty years after Disability Discrimination Act
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UNISON Scotland Disabled Members’ AGM: Forms now online
Forms are now online for the Women’s Conference/AGM on 17 November in Glasgow. Deadline is 16 October. See more at http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/disabled/index.htmlRead more…