Auf dem Internetportal Zeit-Online berichten zwei Beschäftigte mit Behinderungen über ihre beruflichen Erfolge und das alltägliche Leben mit ihrer Behinderung. Sie illustrieren damit, dass eine Karriere mit Behinderung gut möglich ist: ein Mann mit Glasknochenkrankheit wird Kinderarzt, eine von Geburt an blinde Frau erfolgreiche Redakteurin.
With programmes such as ‘Espoir Banlieues’ and ‘Chance2’, France and Germany are concretely fighting inequality for disadvantaged youth. The 2010-revised French programme ‘Espoir Banlieues’ (transl. ‘Hope Suburbs’) began in 2008 and supports the employment and employability of young people from “les banlieues”, the low-income districts with a high percentage of non-integrated minorities. Since the launch […]
Many disabilities are not immediately apparent. For example, 10 million people are covered by the UK’s Disability Discrimination Act, but fewer than 5,000 blind and partially sighted British people own guide dogs. The line manager guide ‘Non-visible disabilities’, enables managers to make reasonable adjustments for employees whose disabilities are not immediately apparent. It helps managers […]
The new report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), ‘Staying on’, paints a picture of the educational and career aspirations of today’s 14 to 18 year olds. Through a survey of more than 1,000 young people, findings reveal that career advice, the choice of school subjects and choice of apprenticeships and internships are […]
Until now, it was rather difficult for the blind to gather information on computers. At this year’s ‘Sight City’, the largest trade fair for Blind and Visually Impaired assistance instruments in Germany, the research project “Hyper Braille” was presented.
In June 2009, the Czech Parliament adopted a new anti-discrimination act and is officially the last EU member state to adopt anti-discrimination legislation. The act governs the right to equal treatment and protection against discrimination in various daily situations and applies not only to employment, but also to independent business activity, professional training, membership to […]
Untersuchung zur Berücksichtigung von Vielfalt in der Personalbeschaffung bei den wichtigsten deutschen Firmen zeigt Defizite bei Recruiting und Employer Branding. Deutsche Unternehmen drohen, im Wettbewerb um gute Fach- und Führungskräfte den Anschluss zu verpassen. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Studie der Kölner Unternehmensberatung Ungleich Besser. Die Analyseergebnisse zeigen, dass nur rund 50 Prozent der größten […]
Anfang des Jahres startete das Projekt „Diskriminierungsschutz: Handlungskompetenz für Ver-bände“ des Deutschen Instituts für Menschenrechte. Mit Schulungen und Beratungen soll in Be-troffenen- und Wohlfahrtsverbänden, Sozialverbänden, Verbraucherschutz- und Mieterverbän-den, Gewerkschaften sowie Arbeitgeber- und Wirtschaftsverbänden eine Antidiskriminierungs-kultur gefördert werden.
On 31 March, the EU telecommunications ministers concluded that the internet should be made more accessible to older people and people with disabilities. An accessible information society should aim at facilitating access to websites and other ICT-tools to all citizens in Europe. The Ministers agreed that
BT has announced its new, four-year title sponsorship of the BT Paralympic World Cup. The BT Paralympic World Cup is the largest annual international multi-sport competition in elite disability sport, and takes place from 20-25 May 2009 in Manchester. BT Group Marketing and Brand Director Suzi Williams said,
