SHU Disability Leave Policy
Disability leave is planned or unplanned time off from work for a reason relating to an individual’s impairment/disability. Although in the UK there isn’t technically a…
Purple Day 2020 – International Epilepsy Awareness Day
Thursday 26th March is Purple Day, an international day to raise awareness of Epilepsy. Epilepsy is a serious…
Purple Day – Holly’s Story
History I wasn’t born with Epilepsy. I never had any seizures as a child and there is no family history…
Purple Day – Katie’s Story
History I knew very little about epilepsy until about just over two years ago. One day in January 2018 I was driving…
Artist Lucy Jones is interviewed by Charlotte Jansen for The Guardian
‘For Jones, disability is something the rest of the world needs to learn to deal with, rather than something she should be expected to…
Mental Health at Work
In preparation for Mental Health Awareness Week Spark! encourages managers to read this ACAS guidance: Mental Health in the Workplace to support you…
Article about being bipolar
Owen Gower from Estates writes brilliantly about his mental health here for LionHeart magazine: The one about the Bipolar surveyor …
World Autism Awareness Week
World Autism Awareness Week will be taking place 1-7 April 2019 more details can be…
International Day of Disabled People and Disability History Month
Monday 3rd December 2018 is International Day of Disabled People! The Spark! (Staff Disability Network) Steering Group will be available for drop in…
50% of disabled people feel excluded from British society
A report written by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) one year ago and presented to the United Nations (UN) gave damning evidence…