Career, HR & Equality adviser. Journo. 2020 Disability Power 100. interests = equality, disability, deafness, careers, studying, employment law. All tweets mine
So, you've started your working life. Should you now join a trade union? When you think of trade unions, you probably think of the 1980s and the miner's strikes. You might think trade unions are for your parents or even your grandparent's generation. You might think employment law is enough to protect you at work.
As students prepare to return to university this autumn, many deaf students are at risk of being further disadvantaged by the move to online learning. 10 years after the Equality Act 2010, and 22 years after my first experience of higher education, I have discovered that deaf students still struggle to participate equally to their hearing peers.
Good careers advice and guidance makes a really positive impact on young people. Having someone to guide you through your options can help raise aspirations and make the right choices for your future.
Many applications for jobs, university, colleges and even for government support, ask the applicant if they are 'registered disabled'. Kirsteen Allison highlights why this is offensive and discriminatory. There is no such thing as a register of disabled people. To ask someone if they are registered is discriminatory.
Job searching is a stressful and anxious time for all of us, but what if you already had anxiety or other mental health problems? We all know that nerves can hinder your interview performance, salary negotiations and, sometimes even affect your decision making when you receive an offer.
I have been deaf all my life due to complications at birth. It's not hereditary, the rest of my family are all hearing. My hearing loss is progressive. It has been getting worse. I also have bad vision in my left eye. I currently wear two digital hearing aids and lip-read.
The Academy for Disabled Journalists was approached by Mark Esho of AccessRating to run a competition for its students to provide an article promoting their new Accessibility Review App. A brief was provided and the students were given background information to create a suitable article.
Over 28,000 young people in Scotland started an apprenticeship in 2018 and that figure has continued to increase each year. Prior to the Covid 19 pandemic, the Scottish Government had the target of achieving 30,000 new apprenticeship starts every year by 2020.