Join in the Disability Champion's Survey
This survey will be used to provide statistics and data for the final project report aimed at highlighting successes, barriers and issues that you have encountered. Whether you are new to the role or been involved for some time your input is valued.
Your name
Your email address
Your trade union
Your employer
Section A – Your knowledge of disability issues
1. In what year was the Disability Discrimination Act Passed?
1993
1995
1997
Don’t know
2. What is ‘Access to Work’
A transport service to get disabled people to their workplace
An award that is given to workplaces that meet a set standard of access for disabled workers
A fund to pay for adjustments required by disabled people to carry out their work
Don’t know
3. The ‘Social Model’ of disability blames access problems for disabled people on what?
Barriers created by society
Societies attitude to disabled people
People’s medical conditions
Don’t know
4. The exclusion of small businesses from the DDA was removed on October 1st 2004; prior to this what was the maximum number of employees a company could have before having to comply to the DDA?
10
15
20
Don’t know
5. To qualify for protection under the DDA a person’s disability must have a substantial affect on people’s ability to carry out day to day tasks for how long?
3 months or the rest of the person’s life
6 months or the rest of the person’s life
12 months or the rest of the person’s life
Don’t know
6. In the case Archibald vs Fife Council what principal was established?
That promoting a person to a higher grade job and providing the necessary training could be a ‘reasonable adjustment’
That disability should not be included in a risk assessment
That home working could be a ‘reasonable adjustment’
Don’t know
7. In December 2006 the Disability Equality Duty meant that which employers had to produce and publish a Disability Equality Scheme?
All employers
Public sector organizations
Private sector companies
Don’t know
8. Producing documents printed on coloured paper such as yellow could assist access for people with what condition?
Dyslexia
Visual Impairment
Epilepsy
Don’t know
9. What was the recent major issue for discussion regarding the Disability Rights Commission?
Increasing their power to take cases to court
Decreasing funding
Merging with the other equalities bodies to form a single organization
Don’t know
10. What color is the badge that must be displayed in a car using a disabled parking space?
Orange
Green
Blue
Don’t know
Section B – Representing Disabled Members
11. Approximately how many disabled members have discussed issues with you?
None
1 to 5
6 to 15
More than 15
12. Of these issues how many have resulted in you taking the matter up with management?
None – go to question 15
Some
About half
Most
13. Of these issues how many have resulted in formal grievance procedures?
None
Some
About half
Most
14. What kind of issues have been raised (check all that apply)
making adjustments to premises
allocating some of the disabled person's duties to
transferring a disabled person to fill an existing vacancy
altering a disabled person's working hours
assigning a disabled person to a different place of work
allowing a disabled person to be absent during working hours for rehabilitation, assessment or treatment
giving a disabled person, or arranging for a disabled person to be given, training
acquiring or modifying equipment
modifying instructions or reference manuals
modifying procedures for testing or assessment
providing a reader or interpreter
providing supervision
15. Have you been involved in negotiations regarding disability policy in your workplace?
Yes
No
Section C – You as a Disability Champion.
16. Why did you become a Disability Champion?
17. Have you completed the training course yet?
Yes – full five day format
Yes – as a three day block
Yes – as a two day block
Yes - online
no – go to Question 21
18. What progress have you made following your initial Positive About Disabled People “Two Tick” symbol audit?
19. How have you promoted the role within your workplace and union organisation?
20. What contact have you had with Access to Work?
Section D – Support from Management.
21. Has your manager released (or agreed to release) you on pay to attend the training course?
Yes
No
22. Does your manager give you paid release to conduct workplace audits such as checking for accessibility of buildings?
Yes
No
23. Does your manager give you paid release to discuss issues with disabled members?
Yes
No
24. In your opinion does your manager respond positively to issues relating to the access needs of disabled people?
Yes
No
25. Does your employer hold the Positive About Disabled People “Two Tick” symbol?
Yes
No
Section E – Your opinions.
Please give your opinion on the following statements
Disability Champions in the public sector get better support from their employers than those in the private sector.
Disabled people make are more effective Disability Champions
Union reps who have completed the Disability Champions@Work training course have a greater understanding of disability issues and are better equipped to deal with disability related issues from their members.
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