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Thanks Anne, Michelle On 06/03/2007 09:08, Anne Mwangi wrote: >Hi, >At Hull University we have a separate Disability Officer for staff and >one for students. The students tend to get more support than staff as >there is more funding allocated to their reasonable adjustments. We have >an IT specialist supporting students but no equivalent support for >staff. This is an area that has been recognised for improvement in the >DES. We have adopted the Social Model of Disability and want to change >our focus to supporting staff in a more supportive and dignified way. >Most of the funding for supporting staff tends to come from the >Employment Service. However there are cases where joint funding between >the university and employment service is utilised i.e where a member of >staff needs a full time admin/support officer. Please come back to me if >you need further information. > >Regards > >Anne > >-----Original Message----- >From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michelle Holliday >Sent: 02 March 2007 12:19 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: supporting disabled staff > >Hi, > >As part of our DES action plan we are reviewing how we support disabled >staff & their managers within the University. >I'd be interested in finding out how other universitys are managing this >& would be especially interested to know if there are any universities >where support for disabled staff & students is managed by one team. >I'm happy to collate & circulate any responses I get. > >Many thanks >Michelle > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >***************************************************************************************** >To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://www.hull.ac.uk/legal/email_disclaimer.html >***************************************************************************************** >