Gemma Hammond, from NIACE, brings to our attention through the Apollo mailing list the following...

The Commission was established in March 2007 to investigate and report on current practices in the employment of disabled people in the lifelong learning sector and make recommendations.

Citing and quoting a deeply impressive body of evidence, it finds no grounds for complacency: there is a clear problem about the under-representation of disabled staff in lifelong learning and little evidence of organisations adopting a strategic approach to current and future disabled staff.

All this leads to widespread institutional discrimination against disabled staff; the report identifies the main issues that need to be addressed to change this situation.

Download a pdf version of the summary report
Download a Word version of the summary report
Download a Plain English version of the summary report

Email Caroline Law if you would like to request a free Braille copy of the summary report or a Braille copy of the full report priced at just £18.95.

More information is available at www.niace.org.uk/commissionfordisabledstaff