Disability
The Council is committed to promoting equality of opportunity
and providing equal access to our job opportunities, our
services and facilities for everyone in the community.
We have formally adopted the social model of disability
which states that the social exclusion experienced by many disabled
people is not the inevitable result of their impairments or medical
conditions, but stems from attitudinal or environmental
barriers.
We want to take away those barriers and make our services and
information accessible to all. We are seeking to amend or remove
any policies, practices or procedures that disadvantage disabled
people. We can only achieve these goals with the involvement
of disabled people. If you wish to tell us about the services we
provide and how we can improve access for you, please
contact us to let us
know.
Employment
If you are disabled and thinking of applying for a job with the
Council, visit our disability employment
page. You can also read about one
employee's personal experience of working for the Council.
Accessing Services
If you are disabled and want to know your rights in terms of
accessing our services and the facilities we offer, then visit our
disabled service user page.
Leisure Centres
Information on the accessibility of our leisure centres and links to our disability
sports pages.
Libraries
Information on the facilities available in our libraries for disabled people.
Policies
The framework for our policies and procedures in terms of
disability is set by our equal
opportunity policy and our current disability
equality scheme, soon to be replaced by our new
draft disability equality scheme for 2010-2013.