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Thanks, this is very helpful. Regards Abdul -----Original Message----- From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Judith Dimond Sent: 22 June 2004 10:26 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Measures to Attract Disabled Staff We at Kent have had the Double Tick for years, way before my time. I've always tried to honour the commitments, and write to staff annually asking if they have needs that are not being met - most year this elicits one or two responses. We now have a Disability in Employment Policy. We find the most important part of the double tick is the pledge to interview candidates who reach essential criteria - it is very difficult to convince busy managers that they should do this but we have a process and are very strict. I find it opens up a huge discussion whenever I do my contribution to recruitment training, and unearths a lot of misgivings and misunderstandings, not to mention prejudice, so it's worth it from that respect! I actually had a visit from Dept. of Work and Pensions last month (the first ever) checking that we complied with the double tick, so I think that it is getting higher on their agenda, and being taken seriously at last. Judith Dimond, UNiversity of Kent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susanna Hancock" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 12:44 PM Subject: Re: Measures to Attract Disabled Staff > Middlesex University has produced, and now updated it's "employing > disabled people" guidance, which will shortly be on our webbsite. > Also, the ECU has produced a good guidance booklet, also called > "employing disabled people." > > We too have the symbol, though personally, speaking as a disabled > person, I have no faith in it at all, and we only have it so as to > keep disability on the agenda. Others may, of course, disagree. > > Susanna. > > -----Original Message----- > From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] > Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 3:25 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Measures to Attract Disabled Staff > > > Hi > We were awarded the Two Ticks Symbol last year. We put our policy > statement and information for disabled staff on our Equal > Opportunities web pages. Our Personnel Department would have details > of our action plan etc if you want to contact them directly. > > Regards > Margaret Scott > Canterbury Christ Church University College > On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:30:57 +0100 Abdul Wahab <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Dear All, > > > > We at UEL have achieved the 'two ticks' symbol and are currently > > involved in reviewing the progress of measures put in to attract > > disabled staff. Has anyone else put in place measures to attract > > disabled staff and/or achieved the two ticks symbol? If so, what > > measures have you put in and how successful have they been? > > > > Regards > > > > Abdul Wahab > > Equality & Diversity Officer > > University of East London > > Margaret Scott > Disability and Equal Opportunities Adviser for Students Canterbury > Christ Church University College North Holmes Road Canterbury CT1 1QU > Tel: 01227 782842 > ---------------------- > [log in to unmask] >