Man with a sight impairment who wears glasses smiles while talking to a delegate at an event. His support workers stands next to him, smiling as she checks her watch.
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Working with a support worker

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Joel Young, Senior Disability Business Partner at BDF, shares his experience of using a support worker and gives advice for employers on facilitating support workers within their organisation. I’ve used support workers for about 12 years now, having lived experience of vision impairment. I refer to them as ‘access assistants’. ‘Support worker’ to me feels…

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For disabled students, graduation can present more barriers than opportunities

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“I didn’t identify as disabled as such during university,” a graduate told us during The Great Big Workplace Adjustments Survey 2023, recalling the support and flexibility she had as a research student. “It’s only now in the workplace that I feel disabled.” This was an experience common to many disabled students reaching the end of…

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