At Sheffield Hallam we are doing what we always do when faced with a challenge, we have set up a working group. This involves both academic
and support staff, at various levels. It is dealing with both disability and race relations legislation. However, the difference between our
ability to cope with the two pieces of legislation is that we have experienced, identified support for dealing with disability issues but no
specific support in relation to race. We do not have an equal opportunities adviser/ officer.

We certainly welcome a model policy. In relation to the draft codes my main problem is working out which bits are relevant to us, which bits
are repetitive and which slightly different. It would be so much simpler if we had one code for HE which included everything we needed to
concern ourselves with.

Geoff

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Sheffield Hallam University
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-----Original Message-----
From: Annie Walley [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:22 AM
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Subject: Re: RRAA CONSULTATION PACK


We are having similar problems as described and welcome the model
policy.  Our local CRE however have been very helpful and we have received
support from their public sector team.
I agree that a sector wide working party would be useful to share views etc.
Annie Walley
Equal Opportunities Adviser
Aston University




At 11:20 29/01/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi, colleagues,  I'd  be interested to know how you are all getting
>on with tthe implimentation of the RRA.
>
>Are people working on this on their own, with colleagues in the
>same dept, or with people who have the  expertise, or in corporate
>groups, or none of these.
>
>I'm asking because of course, I'm having difficulty getting any
>interest from my colleagues here, apart from the usual people  who
>always support eo issues and do most of the work.  I'm getting so
>fedup with them all!  I'm probably having a bad day, but would love
>to hear from colleagues who are being overwhelmed with support,
>or  having the same problems as I am, or have got some ideas for
>going forward!
>
>I have been feeling really positive and enthused about the RRA and
>what it could meanfor all eo issues; but I'm getting very anxiousand
>bogged down about it now.
>
>C'mon,  Susanna, stop this whinging,and get onwith it!
>
>Do drop a line if you have anything you would like to share on this
>issue.
>
>Susanna.
>
>
>Susanna Hancock
>Equal Opportunities Officer
>HRS
>Telephone: 020 8411 6873
>Email: [log in to unmask]