• Disabled student settles case against college – read
• Leaflet on assistance with air travel for disabled people – read
• Hearing Matters report predicts one in five will have hearing loss by 2035 – read
• Welcome to new member, Arts and Disability Forum.
• Autism Employer Guidance Booklet Launched  – view
• Disability Case Settlement: PSNI settles case involving disability-related absence – details

Disability Cases and Settlements – read

News Archive

• Thanks to Texthelp for offering 15% discount on dyslexia software for EFDNI members.

• Visually impaired man wins case against Bangor restaurant – read
• 39% of Equality Commission for NI enquiries are disability-related
• People harassed due to obesity may be covered by disability discrimination legislation – read
• Making “Chip and Pin” Machines Accessible – case settlement – read
• RNIB – the barriers to blind and partially sighted people getting out and about report – read
• Children With Autism Get Preview of Airport Experience – read
• Access Card is launched – read
• Offering autism-friendly customer experiences – read
• Equality Commission Launches “Every Customer Counts” – download information and resources
• “How We Implement Good Disability Practice”, by Belfast City Council, Winners of 2014 and 2012 Irish News Disability Best Practice Employer Award
• Disabled diner asked to leave restaurant – read
• Tesco asks woman with guide dog to leave – read
• Employers for Disability NI Annual Activity Report, 2014 – read
• Australian study: depression best managed by staying on job – read
• Leonard Cheshire Disability campaign highlighting disability hate crime – read
• Asberger’s: BBC article – read
• Congratulations to Belfast City Council, 2014 Disability Best Practice Employer: read photos
• EUSE launches diversity toolkit – read
• Transformation in Attitudes Due to Disabled Athletes – read
• Employer awareness of autism makes the biggest difference read more
• Publication on Welcoming Assistance Dogs – view
• EFD 2013 Annual Report of Activities
• Minister Addresses Disability Positive Conference, 9 April 2014 – read/photo
• Antrim Borough Council Employees are “Disability Positive” – read
• Dementia care and its effects in the workplace – read
• Mental Health – show leadership –read
• DOJ Autism Guide – read
• Members support JAM initiative for people with learning disabilities – read
• People with Cancer Face Discrimination – read
• 2013 Irish News Disability Best Practice Employers – read
• Congratulations to First “Disability Positive” Employees: read
• DDA: agency worker with depression wins case – read
• Discrimination Case – Nursing Auxiliary with Visual Impairment – read
• Teenager with autism tipped for nobel prize – read/view
• Digital Accessibility: Web Essentials Course – read more or go to website
• Living a conjoined life – Abby and Brittany Hensel – read
• Equality Commission for NI – managing disability in the workplace
• More than half don’t take lunch break, despite evidence that it is important to preserve good mental health
• NI suicide rate doubles
• Publication: Showcasing Disability Best Practice Publication
• Member Accreditation Certificates Presented
• Disability Best Practice Employer Award Winners
• Paralympic games improve attitudes towards disabled people
• NI Assembly is “autism friendly”
• Video: Armagh City and District Council Good Disability Practice Video
• A free-to-use font designed to help people with dyslexia read online content is gaining favour – read more
• EFDNI Launches Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Service – read more
• New report shows business benefits of supporting disabled people – read more
• Latest statistics on sickness absence (May 2012) – read more
• Avoid disability discrimination in on-line recruitment – read more
• Northern Ireland Support for Stammering and Dysfluency – read more
• Court of Appeal ruling reduces disabled air passengers’ rights – read more
• Employers for Disability NI 20th Anniversary: What better way to mark this milestone than with the formal announcement of EFDNI Member
• Accreditation on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 2 December 2011.  Thanks to all our Lead Partners, Members, the Board of Directors and Advisers for the fantastic support and commitment given over the past two decades!
• NI has World’s Highest Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Rate – read more
• Short guide to anti-discrimination law for service provders launched – view
• Passenger with disability agrees settlement with taxi company – to read the story go to: ECNI Webpage
• Survey: Scope survey finds negative attitudes
• Face Equality Campaign Launched
• NI DDA case recognises need for dyslexia advocate to support person through disciplinary process – download decision
• The Newsletter Focuses on Mental Health – download
• EFDNI Launches Strategic Plan for 2010 – 2013 – details
• “Fit Notes” – Department for Social Development guide for employers – download
• Compensation Settlement in House of Lords Landmark Case on Disability – details
• Supreme Court rules in favour of disabled person in RBS wheelchair access case – more information
• Consumer Council easing the journey for disabled air passengers
• Research Report Findings – flexible working good for physical and mental health – more information
• Transport Regulations Come into Force
• OFMDFM Report: Promoting Social Inclusion (PSI) Disability
• Channel Five News hosted by Person with Facial Disfigurement
• NICE Advice on Promoting Good Mental Health in the Workplace (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence)
• Equality Commission Marks 10th Anniversary
• Armagh City and District Council Celebrates Disabled Workers