Disability Champions@Work
Disability Champions@Work is a program supported by the Department of Trade and Industry, the TUC and individual Trade Unions.
This programme is designed to develop individuals within the union movement with the skills required to support the disabled in the workplace.
Disability Champions are Trade Union representatives with an interest in disability issues. They act as key contacts either within the workplace or within the Trade Union.
A Disability Champion:
- recognises the abilities and potentials of all workers.
- ensures that employers enable their workers
- helps their employer find enabling solutions
- shares information, ideas and innovations with others
- understands that society and culture disable people, not 'medical conditions'
- strives to eradicate negative perceptions of disabled people
- considers accessibility and inclusionin all aspects of their work
- uses the union's structures to influence policy on disability issues
Community has trained Disability Champions who are able to support you within the workplace and within the union. These are:
Mark Jones
Mark is a National Team Member and works in Kidderminster out of the National Operations Centre.
Tristan Thompson
Tristan Thompson is the Personnel & Training Officer for Community. Before embarking upon a career in Learning & Development Tristan was, for many years, a shop-floor Health & Safety and Equality Representative within the Distribution Sector. Community has been awarded the Disability Symbol Award for developing selection & recruitment processes that actively encourage applications from workers with disabilities. If you would like to inquire in attending Disability Awareness or Equality training contact Tristan at: tthompson@community-tu.org