Government Pavement Parking Consultation
You may have seen on the news or social media lately that the government are thinking about making parking on the pavement illegal across the…
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 (18-22 May)
A Bit About Me (Nick) I have been an anxious person all my life. One early example of this was developing stress…
Deaf Awareness Week (4-11 May)
What is Deaf Awareness week? Deaf Awareness week takes place between the 4th and 10th May 2020. Deaf Awareness Week aims to increase awareness in…
Working from home during COVID-19 as a disabled employee
First of all, I hope you are all keeping safe and well and managing to adjust to home working as best you can.
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…