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Global MND Awareness Day

June 21, 2021July 4, 2021 Lawyers with Disabilities

Monday 21 June is Global MND Awareness Day. So today we are sharing some information about MND. Motor neurone disease (MND) describes a group of diseases

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Dictionary: Access to Work

June 17, 2021December 30, 2022 Lawyers with Disabilities

Access to Work is a publicly funded employment support grant scheme that aims to support disabled people start or stay in work. It can provide

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Dictionary: Reasonable adjustments

June 9, 2021January 20, 2024 Lawyers with Disabilities

Under the Equality Act 2010 you must make reasonable adjustments to support disabled job applicants and employees. This means ensuring disabled people can overcome any

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Dictionary: Inclusive language: words to use and avoid when writing about disability

May 31, 2021January 20, 2024 Lawyers with Disabilities

Consider these guidelines when communicating with or about disabled people. Not everyone will agree on everything but there is general agreement on some basic guidelines.

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Watch: “I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much” – Stella Young

May 22, 2021July 25, 2021 Lawyers with Disabilities

Stella Young is a comedian and journalist who happens to go about her day in a wheelchair — a fact that doesn’t, she’d like to

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Watch: #ALifeInterrupted

May 21, 2021July 3, 2021 Lawyers with Disabilities

Need a way to explain to your friends, family or manager about how epilepsy interrupts the lives of ordinary, extraordinary people? Look no further –

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day

May 20, 2021July 3, 2021 Lawyers with Disabilities

Thursday, May 20, 2021, marks the tenth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about

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Action for Brain Injury Week (17 – 23 May 2021)

May 17, 2021May 3, 2021 Lawyers with Disabilities

A life of lockdown? will focus on social isolation after brain injury, a problem we know has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Action for Brain

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National Epilepsy Week 2021 (15 – 21 May 2021)

May 16, 2021June 24, 2021 Lawyers with Disabilities

Supported by Epilepsy Action, National Epilepsy Week aims to raise awareness about epilepsy and gather support for people with epilepsy. Epilepsy is a condition in

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Dictionary: Disability and the Equality Act 2010 Guidance

May 11, 2021December 30, 2022 Lawyers with Disabilities

What is the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010? Well according to the gov.uk website you are disabled under the Equality Act 2010

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