Disability Staff Network web page

Dates of Disability Staff Network (DSN) Meetings for 2011/12:

Monday 24 October 2011 from 14.00 - 16.00 in the OPTOM building, seminar room 1.08
Monday 05 December 2011 from 13.30 - 15.30 in the OPTOM building, seminar room 1.08
Monday 27 February 2012 from 13.30 - 15.30 in the Michael Griffith building (Heath Park campus), room 2.F.11
TBC

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"The Network is for members of staff who are disabled, who have long-term physical or mental health impairments, or who have personal experience of disability issues.

Its aims are to:

provide a mutually supportive environment for sharing workplace experiences and concerns;
increase understanding of disability and disability rights within the University community;
offer a channel through which people can raise concerns relating to disability and employment at Cardiff University;
participate in reviewing the implementation of University provision in the area of disability;
propose appropriate procedures and protocols promoting disability equality within the University.

Meetings are arranged by the Chair, who also facilitates the membership’s shared responsibility for engagement in reviews, proposals, consultations and response to enquires. This ensures representation in relation to a range of impairments and, in the spirit of 'nothing about us without us', aims to achieve the meaningful, collaborative and sustained involvement of disabled people, as core to the Disability Equality Duty. We work to the social model of disability and support this principle being adopted as the basis for the University's Disability Equality Scheme."

If you would like to come to any of the meetings above, or find out more from a Network member, please contact:
Erica Alabaster (Chair) 029 2068 7749 alabaster@cf.ac.uk or Catrin Morgan (E&D Manager) 029 2087 0230 MorganCA5@cf.ac.uk

Regular internal bulletins on equality topics including disability can be found on the main Equality and Diversity web page under Related Resources. Please follow this link to access the page: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/govrn/cocom/equalityanddiversity/index.html

Accessibility Information

Cardiff University is committed to improving physical access to facilities and aims to meet the requirements of all potential users. As such, the Estates Department are currently implementing a programme of adjustments to the estate and are constantly improving accessibility.

Recent refurbishments have improved access through the installation of automatic entrance doors, motorised doors, ramps and stair lift platforms. Buildings have been re-decorated, induction loops fitted in all lecture theatres and disabled toilet facilities have been installed and upgraded.

For more information and to find out about the accessibility of various building, please see the Estates web pages.