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Dear Leslie, I echo everything Marije Davidson has said and would take a similar approach. Kind Regards Anne Anne Mwangi Equality and Diversity Advisor University of Hull Cottingham Road Hull HU6 7RX telephone 01482 466333 Internal Ext 6333 www.hull.ac.uk/equality -----Original Message----- From: HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marije Davidson Sent: 05 November 2014 09:40 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Advice Please Hi Lesley, As Dave Small says, Access to Work may be able to help with the extra costs of support, but it may not be practical to get someone in just for helping your employee in and out of her car. It could well be considered a reasonable adjustment for the University to make to provide support with getting in and out of the car. Given that the employee was the one who requested this support from the porters she may not be worried about sensitive or health and safety issues. Do you think that the porters will have concerns? Have you asked the employee whether there are any issues to be aware of and whether porters would need training? All that may be needed is a briefing by her to porters’ staff. Best wishes, Marije Davidson Equality and Diversity Adviser Registry, Secretary’s Office York St John University, Lord Mayor’s Walk, York YO31 7EX T: 01904 406457 (please dial full number) E: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> W: www.yorksj.ac.uk <http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/> @ysjequality From: HEEON equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave Small Sent: 05 November 2014 09:35 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Advice Please Hi Funding through Access to work may be available. On 5 November 2014 09:27, Lesley Bradshaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hello We have a female member of staff that we have purchased a wheelchair for and it is kept at work. Currently this member of staff comes to work with her son who goes and collects the wheelchair and helps her in and out of the car at the start and end of the day. The son now has a job and will no longer be able to help her with this. She has asked if the Porters would be able to help. I am sure it would be no problem asking them to bring the chair out to her but I am concerned about them helping her in and out of the car – both from a sensitivity and health and safety point of view. Would this be something we should be assisting her with? Is there likely to be any funding available for her to employ someone to act in this capacity? Lesley Lesley Bradshaw Head of Equality and Diversity University of Derby Tel: 01332 591433 Email: [log in to unmask] Important Dates in October 2014 1-31 Black History Month <http://www.derby.ac.uk/hr/diversity/diversity-events/black-history-month-2014> 4 Yom Kippur – Jewish – The holiest day in the Jewish calendar 4 Eid-Ul-Adha – A major festival for the Muslims 9 Sukkot – Jewish – Jewish Harvest Festival 20 Birth of the Bab – Baha’i 23 Diwali - Sikh, Hindu & Jain – The festival of lights. 31 Halloween – All Hallows’ Eve – 31 Samhain – Pagan - Celtic New year for Pagans IID for email signature stonewall logo AS_RGB_Member small two_ticks lowres-email footerONLYDisabledGo Logo 2 The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the right to monitor email traffic. If you believe this was sent to you in error, please select unsubscribe. Unsubscribe and Security information contact: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> For all FOI requests please contact: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> All other Contacts are at http://www.derby.ac.uk/its/contacts/ <http://www.derby.ac.uk/its/contacts/> -- Dave Small Equality & Diversity Manager University of Portsmouth St Andrew's Court Portsmouth PO1 2PR [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 023 92845774 twitter: @UoPequality www.port.ac.uk/equality <http://www.port.ac.uk/equality> Check disability access to University buildings <http://www.disabledgo.com/en/org/university-of-portsmouth> Check disability access in Portsmouth <http://www.disabledgo.com/en/org/portsmouth-city-council> <http://www.port.ac.uk/media/Media,133777,en.gif> <http://www.time-to-change.org.uk/sites/all/themes/at_timetochange/logo.png> <http://www.port.ac.uk/media/Media,149943,en.gif> <http://www.port.ac.uk/media/Media,133779,en.gif> <http://www.port.ac.uk/media/Media,159987,en.jpg> <http://www.port.ac.uk/media/Media,151509,en.jpg> This email and any files transmitted with it were intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know by return. Please think before you print.