Disabled Workers Group
What is the Disabled Workers Group (DWG)?
- We are a group of disabled employees from all departments at the County Council.
How do I know if I can be a member of the DWG?
- If you think that you are disabled please come along!
- We have members with a variety of impairments including; mental health problems, learning disabilities/difficulties, hearing impairments, visual impairment, wheel chair users, dyslexia etc.
- We also have people attending who have an interest in, or a responsibility for disability. These include employees from HR, property, equalities etc. If you think that the work you do is related to the disability equality agenda please come along.
How often are meetings and when do they take place?
- Meetings usually take place every month.
- They take place at County Hall and other venues in the County.
- The Council fully supports attendance of the group. Please speak to your line manager if you wish to attend.
- 2011 Meeting Dates (DOC)
- 2012 Meeting Dates (DOC)
You can view the agendas, minutes and papers from previous meetings of the group here (please note these will only be available if you have access to the LCC Intranet/CIS).
Why do we have a Disabled Workers Group?
- We have a DWG to help empower disabled employees at the County Council and to promote self-development and independence.
- We are responsible for shaping policy at the County Council relating to both employment and service delivery. For instance the group was involved in developing the Council’s Disability Equality Scheme
- We also work toward the Council’s objective of promoting disability equality and ending discrimination.
- View the group’s Terms of Reference
What else does the DWG do?
- We provide a forum for networking and an opportunity for members to discuss any concerns/issues they may have relating to their disability. This takes place after the business of the meeting has concluded.
- All discussions taking place in this forum remain confidential.
- Every year we hold our Disabled Workers Group Conference. The next Conference is to be held on Thursday 7th October at the Gilbert Murray Hall, Leicester University near Oadby. For more information please use the contact details at the foot of this page.
What kind of support is available at meetings?
- We type what people are saying on a big screen. This is called ‘Talk to Type’.
- Parking
- Interpreters. For example, British Sign Language.
- Loop system for those with hearing impairments
The Group is a meeting of disabled employees and people who are responsible for disability issues.
The DWG has produced some guidance for employees that are considering whether or not they should declare a disability. The guidance should help to explain the benefits and challenges of declaring and outline what the process is.
Celebrating Success Stories
In preparation for the conference we are looking for your input. What we would like is your stories celebrating success. These will form part of a display at this years conference, and may also be used on the new DWG page on the CIS. Stories do not necessarily need to be work related, although some would be appreciated. We also have some case studies of some of the authority's existing disabled employees ( found on this website) to help get you started.
There is an opportunity to submit your stories via an online form using the link below, or by writing to the DWG inbox dwg@leics.gov.uk. The final date for submission will depend on the date decided for the conference which usually takes place in early December each year.
We look forward to reading your stories, and to being able to present them at the conference. Happy writing!
More Information
Contact Information
| Barbara Exton & Anthony Stone | Chair |
|---|---|
| Ashif Bhikha | Vice Chair |
| Shaun Cropper | Policy Manager - Equality & Diversity |
| Kamal Sisodia | Senior Development Advisor (Equality & Diversity) |
| Telephone: | 0116 305 5870 (DWG generic Tel Number) |
| Email: | DWG@leics.gov.uk |
| Minicom: | 0116 305 6048 |
Page Last Updated: 17 January 2012
