Expert Resources: workplace
These are the items that relate to workplace found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.
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Mark Walker | 31 Mar 2020There is a lot of general advice and top tips about remote working being shared online but AbilityNet is keen to focus on people with disabilities and the challenges they will face in remaining productive.This session was delivered live on 1 April 2020 and is available as a recording, below. It ...
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Sarah Botterill | 26 Mar 2020Many people are now working from home for the first time. Check out our ten tips for overcoming any additional barriers you face if you are disabled or have a long-term health condition.
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Mark Walker | 23 Mar 2020Who is helping disabled people work from home?Webinar recording took place: 11.00 am, Thursday 26 March 2020Due to Coronavirus, anyone whose job allows it is now working from home, many of them for the first time. There is a lot of general advice about remote working being shared but AbilityNet is...
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Claudia.Cahalane | 27 Feb 2020Saturday 29 February is International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day. The charity RSI Action estimates that Repetitive Strain Injury accounted for 4.7 million days lost from work from people with the condition in 2003/4 and informal surveys indicate that 1 in 3 computer users may have...
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Alex.Barker | 12 Jun 2019Ergonomics is the study people’s performance and wellbeing in relation to their and working environment. This document provides an introduction to many of the issues you need to consider when setting up a workstation. However, it is not an exhaustive guide and you may need to do some further...
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Mark Walker | 06 May 2019Work and study pressures, together with the ‘always on’ culture, can be significant causes of stress. If not managed, stress can lead to long-term sickness, anxiety and depression. There are many ways you can use your computer, tablet and/or smartphone to become better organised, more productive...
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Mark Walker | 02 Feb 2018On 31 January Robin Christopherson gave evidence to the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee inquiry into Assistive Technology in the workplace.
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Alex.Barker | 26 Sep 2017National Charity Scope claims that a million people with disabilities are out of work and they are mounting a big campaign called Work With Me. Alex Barker takes a look at some practical solutions that might help.
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Robin.Christopherson | 22 Jan 2016We are spending more of our time in the workplace, at home and on the go using computers or mobile devices of some kind. For many of us, the daily routine starts with a compulsory check of our emails, the local weather report and a browse through our social media feeds on a smartphone or tablet,...
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callum.grantham | 13 Apr 2015AbilityNet is running a series of workplace webinars to help anyone with an interest in assisting disabled people in the workplace, including HR professionals, managers, occupational health professionals, colleagues, advisers, friends and IT staff.
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