Join us to learn about how discrimination affects people with disabilities in our community!
About this Event

Understanding Disability Discrimination

Join our webinar, "Understanding Disability Discrimination," to learn about the definition of disability, different types of discrimination, and your rights under the Equality Act. We'll discuss common challenges in schools, workplaces, and public services, and provide practical tips for fostering inclusive environments. Real-life case studies will illustrate how to effectively prevent discrimination and promote a culture of diversity and inclusion.

This webinar will cover the following:

Understanding Disability Discrimination:

What is definition of "disabled" and what does it mean?
Understanding the types of discrimination - direct and indirect discrimination, discrimination arising from disability, victimisation, harassment, and the failure to make reasonable adjustments.
Understanding the Equality Act and EHRC Technical Guidance

Discrimination in Schools and Universities:<h4>
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Where do problems commonly arise?
What to do when things go wrong.
How can we prevent discrimination in these settings?

Discrimination in the workplace:

Where do problems commonly arise?
What to do when things go wrong.
How can we prevent discrimination in these settings?

Discrimination by service providers:

Where do problems commonly arise?
What to do when things go wrong.
How can we prevent discrimination in these settings?

Promoting Inclusion and Accessibility:

Explore strategies for creating inclusive environments and fostering a workplace or school culture that values diversity.

· Case Studies and Real-Life Examples

The good, the bad and the ugly!

As always there will be time for questions throughout the presentation.

Slides, references and CPD certificates will be available to attendees along with a recording to watch again for up to 30 days afterwards.

About our speaker, Emma Waldron:

Emma Waldron is a highly sought-after practitioner and skilled advocate in the field of Education Law. She has a very busy practice and finds herself in Court or in Tribunal regularly. This is carefully managed alongside a busy paperwork practice. Emma’s practice has led her to deal with clients in the High Court, Upper Tribunal, County Court and First Tier Tribunal. Emma’s client base is wide-ranging and includes parents, students, childminders and local authorities, as well as some of the most prestigious schools and universities in the country.

Emma has significant and impressive experience in conducting investigations on behalf of schools and universities which have included safeguarding allegations of the utmost severity. She conducts such investigations with care, diligence, and sensitivity.

Within Emma’s prolific Education practice, she has been instructed on a number of cases involving complex social and health care issues. As a former Teaching Assistant and Governor at a Maintained Special School for children with severe profound and multiple learning difficulties, Emma has a strong interest in dealing with cases within the SEN arena. We're very privileged to be working with her for this webinar, and would advise booking promptly!