Disability Equality Implementation Group
The Disability Equality Implementation Group (DEIG) grew out of the report "From Compliance to Culture Change - Disabled Staff Working in Lifelong Learning" published by the Commission on disabled staff in lifelong learning in March 2008. The purpose of DEIG is to monitor the full implementation of the commission for disabled staff in lifelong learning's recommendations. The Group will focus on disability equality in the lifelong learning sector workforce throughout the UK. All members commit to demonstrating good practice and the group is committed to promoting the social and affirmative models of disability. The Group meets five times a year.
Membership:
- Association of Colleges
- Association of College Management
- LSIS
- BIS
- Equality Challenge Unit
- Higher Education Funding Council
- Institute for Learning
- Lifelong Learning UK
- LSC
- NIACE
- Ofsted
- UCU
- UNISON
- Welsh Assembly Government
For more information on the background to disability equality in the Sector, please visit the Commission for Disabled Staff in Lifelong Learning for further details.
The DEIG's goal of achieving disability equality throughout the entire lifelong learning sector in the UK will directly contribute to the FE Workforce Strategy for England, the Sector Skills Agreement and Sector Qualifications Strategy. The DEIG has also contributed towards new guidance around disability disclosure and attracting disabled people to the lifelong learning sector.
You can also access Word versions of these reports: Attracting Disabled People to Employment in the Lifelong Learning Sector and Staff Disability Disclosure in the Lifelong Learning Sector
For related documents on the DEIG, please click on the link or for further information about implementation group, please contact the Equality and Diversity team.
