Public services should carry out regular Noted. compliance checks of language professionals they employ. Organisations should take steps to create a Our new equality training, which is mandatory for all staff, includes culture that supports people with hearing loss the needs of people with hearing loss. through training, procedures and information for all staff. We hold two awareness days per year for on particular disabilities. Hearing loss has been the focus of one of these days. We will continue to provide information for staff on hearing loss, through the website of our Disability Staff network. Employers should ensure their recruitment We are committed to making reasonable adjustments in our practices are accessible, by ensuring that processes. We ask any candidates who advise us that they have reasonable adjustments are made at the hearing loss specific questions relating to their needs. To date, we application and interview stage and that have made reasonable adjustments such as providing sign interview panellists are deaf aware. language interpreters at interview stage and providing additional time to candidates for aptitude tests. Social workers should be trained in carrying The Standards of Conduct & Practice for Social Workers out assessments of the needs of deafblind require them to assess needs, circumstances, rights, strengths people. and risks in partnership with those involved and respond
Public services should carry out regular compliance checks of language professionals they employ. Noted. Organisations should take steps to create a culture that supports people with hearing loss through training, procedures and information for all staff. Our new equality training, which is mandatory for all staff, includes the needs of people with hearing loss. We hold two awareness days per year for on particular disabilities. Hearing loss has been the focus of one of these days. We will continue to provide information for staff on hearing loss, through the website of our Disability Staff network. Employers should ensure their recruitment practices are accessible, by ensuring that reasonable adjustments are made at the application and interview stage and that interview panellists are deaf aware. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments in our processes. We ask any candidates who advise us that they have hearing loss specific questions relating to their needs. To date, we have made reasonable adjustments such as providing sign language interpreters at interview stage and providing additional time to candidates for aptitude tests. Social workers should be trained in carrying out assessments of the needs of deafblind people. The Standards of Conduct & Practice for Social Workers require them to assess needs, circumstances, rights, strengths and risks in partnership with those involved and respond