[access-uk] Re: FW: Working alone
- From: "Adrian Higginbotham" <adrian.higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 13:18:13 +0100
His employer is BAE systems as is plane for all to see from his email
address.
Adrian Higginbotham
Accessibility content manager
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Colin Fowler
Sent: 07 June 2007 13:02
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: FW: Working alone
Hello Dave,
A very interesting viewpoint from your employer. It would be interesting
to know who your employer is;private or public sector, as this would
have implications to a public sector employer now.
I would agree with Brendan. With the correct use of Acoustic cancelling
screening around your desk and in the ceiling covers, there should be
absolutely no reason why the office environment audiology can not be
minimised so not to affect your use of Dragon. This would also benefit
your colleagues; the most regular complaint is the distraction caused by
speech input software caused to other colleagues. I would suggest that
you recommend that your employer has a proper work place assessment
conducted, as the ultimate object should ve to maintain your inclusion
within your team; careless placeing of acoustic screens can isolate one
in this situation.
Once more, I concur with Brendan, there is absolutely no statutory
obligation for disabled people to be accompanied by a buddy at all times
whilst they are on the work premises. Your employer would appear to be
muddledd up with Health & Safety at Work [HSAW] 1974 legislation, but
even that does not dictate shadowing by a buddy at all times. Perhaps
they are concerned with EGRESS, either way the decision not to allow you
to train with your software in a seperate office on your own without
supervision is wholly unreasonable. Your employer has new statutory
obligations under the recent changes in the Fire Prevention and
Protection Act 2005 to ensure that suitably trained fire wardens are
appointed and understand their responsibilities to ensure that everyone
is evacuated from the premises in the case of an emergency, but this is
not specific to you as a disabled person, and your employer can not
insist you have a buddy with you at all times because of it.
Kindest regards
Colin
Colin Fowler
Disability Consultant
Tel: 01582 483 283
Text/mobile: 07901 573 570
E mail:
col.fowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.social-model.org.uk
disability@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ankers, Dave (UK)" <Dave.Ankers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <j-say@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 11:32 AM
Subject: [access-uk] FW: Working alone
>
> Hi All,
>
> I currently work in an open plan office and have started using voice
> recognition software. Working in an open plan office is not
> acceptable to me as I have no privacy and the acoustics are all over
> the place, meaning it changes from extremely quiet to being so noisy I
can't think.
> I have asked for a private room in which to train using the software
> and my company claims that a disabled person is required by law to
> have a buddy with them at all times. Is this true? My union rep and
> myself do not believe this to be the case. Does anyone know
otherwise?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Dave
>
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