Raise awareness of specific Increased staff awareness of Two annual awareness days BSO barriers faced by people the range of disabilities and profiled Equality Unit with disabilities including needs Year 1 through linking in with onwards National Awareness Days or >50% of staff participating in Weeks (such as Mind your BSO Human the evaluation indicate that Health Day) Resources they know more about people Year 4 Work with BSO Social living with disabilities as a Committee to link in with result of the awareness days disability groups for volunteering and fund raising. Engage with disabled Increased staff awareness of Business Matters Articles Assistant colleagues and the disabilities and needs Director, representative groups with a Customer view to publicising at least Care and two articles annually in the Performance BSO internal newsletter, Year 3 Business Matters onwards In collaboration with people Staff with a disability are Guidance in place for staff BSO Human with a disability review supported and staff are with a disability on what Resources current guidance and empowered to provide support support is available. Year 4 produce revised guidance
Raise awareness of specific barriers faced by people with disabilities including through linking in with National Awareness Days or Weeks (such as Mind your Health Day) Work with BSO Social Committee to link in with disability groups for volunteering and fund raising. Increased staff awareness of the range of disabilities and needs Two annual awareness days profiled >50% of staff participating in the evaluation indicate that they know more about people living with disabilities as a result of the awareness days BSO Equality Unit Year 1 onwards BSO Human Resources Year 4 Engage with disabled colleagues and representative groups with a view to publicising at least two articles annually in the BSO internal newsletter, Business Matters Increased staff awareness of the disabilities and needs Business Matters Articles Assistant Director, Customer Care and Performance Year 3 onwards In collaboration with people with a disability review current guidance and produce revised guidance Staff with a disability are supported and staff are empowered to provide support Guidance in place for staff with a disability on what support is available. BSO Human Resources Year 4
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