- Conference
- 2024 National Disabled Members' Conference
- Date
- 25 June 2024
- Decision
- Carried
Conference we are becoming more aware of the barriers faced by members with neurodiverse conditions that may be hidden and we note the great work done by Unison to raise issues around this with members and employers.
There are many hidden disorders that may affect our members health and wellbeing such as eating disorders, type two diabetes, post traumatic stress disorder and many others. These may or may not be considered to be linked to neurodiversity.
These conditions can be very impactive on people’s health and may affect the way they interact with others in the workplace.
Once again education is the key and raising awareness will help those with these conditions to feel more comfortable when at work and for those around them to understand and assist.
It would be beneficial if work could be started to provide information and advice around identified suitable topics. Clearly the number of fact sheets that can be produced will be limited to the time and resources available to produce them.
Conference requests the national disabled members committee to look to
identify any disorders that may be suitable and look to produce a fact sheet on the subject to raise awareness and seek to provide assistance in these matters.
1)Seek suggestions from regional disabled members committees for suitable subjects that could be appropriate for a new fact sheet and request assistance where possible to help with the work needed to produce them.
2)Begin producing fact sheets on these issues when time and resources are available to do so.
3)Report back to disabled members conference 2025 on any fact sheets that may have been produced and how many further may be produced regularly taking into account the national committees annual workload