Hello
Do any of you have a policy (either written or unwritten) that give priority parking to those with mobility difficulties that do not qualify for a blue badge? If so what is your policy?
Thanks
Lesley
Lesley Gyford
Head of Equality and Diversity
University of Derby
Tel: 01332 591433
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Diversity Events – January 2013
1 New Year’s Day - The start of the Western calendar year
Oshogatsu (or Shogatsu) (Shinto) - Shinto New Year, one of the most popular occasions for shrine visits
5 Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Sikh) - Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708) was the tenth and last of the Sikh Gurus. He instituted the Five Ks and established the Order of the Khalsa
6 Christmas Day (Armenian Orthodox) (Christian) - Armenian Christians celebrate Christ's birth at Epiphany, except for Armenians in the Holy Land, who celebrate Christmas on January 19th
7 Christmas Day (Ethiopian Rastafarian) - Rastafarians believe Ethiopia to be their spiritual homeland, and a place to which they want to return.
Christmas Day (Orthodox Christian) - Most Orthodox churches use the Julian rather than the Gregorian version of the Western calendar. As a result, they celebrate Christmas 13 days later than other Christian churches.
15 Seijin Shiki (Adults' Day - Shinto) - Japanese who have reached legal adulthood (20 in Japan) in the previous year attend a shrine to give thanks
24 Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad- Muslim) - Shia Muslims celebrate this 5 days later. Some Muslims do not approve of celebrating the birthday, and regard doing so as a religious innovation
27 Holocaust Memorial Day - Holocaust Memorial Day provides an opportunity for everyone to learn lessons from the Holocaust, Nazi persecution and subsequent genocides and apply them to the present day to create a safer, better future
31 Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Sikh) - Guru Har Rai (1630-1661) was the seventh of the Sikh Gurus