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Enhancing Disability Equality in Bromsgrove: Forum Updates and Future Initiatives

The Bromsgrove District Council's Equality and Diversity Forum convened on September 13, 2007, to discuss various initiatives aimed at improving disability equality. Key updates included the progress of the Disability Equality Project, regular meetings for the Disabled Users Group, and the development of new user-friendly systems like the Wayfinder System for visually impaired individuals. Upcoming events include findings from interviews to be presented at the Forum in November and a press notice highlighting the Easy Read Disability Equality Scheme.

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Enhancing Disability Equality in Bromsgrove: Forum Updates and Future Initiatives

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  1. Bromsgrove District Council The Equality and Diversity Forum 13th September 2007

  2. Disabled Users Group • Disabled Users Group – • 29th June attended by ? • notes circulated • conclusions to be incorporated in Disability Equality Project Report • regular meetings of the Group to start October/ November • Members? When, where, how often?

  3. Disability Equality Project • Interviews/ evidence collection closed • Report in progress • Findings to Forum 1st/8th November • Shopping list for new Bromsgrove Town Centre • Area Action Plan • Meeting with CB Richard Ellis

  4. RNIB – “REACT” Wayfinder System • Auditory “signpost” system • Designed for visually impaired people • Other applications • disabled people with memory impairment • dual sensory impairment • tourist information/ multiple languages • emergency evacuation/ real time info • technology improving - key “fobs”/ mobile phones/ link to HDU

  5. Disability Equality Scheme – Easy Read Version • Press notice next week • Distributed in August • To all existing contacts • CAB/ Age Concern/ Padstone • BARN/ North Worcs. SPIN/ BDAG • Libraries in Bromsgrove District • Customer Service Centre/ Dolphin/ Haybridge/ Ryland Centres • Spadesbourne Suite/ Artrix/ Amphlett Hall • MARC/ Newsong Church/ all Schools

  6. Gender Equality Working Group • Not met since June! • Will re-convene in October • Part way through meetings with service managers and partners • Target to re-publish by end of year • Launch event to co-incide with International Women’s Day March 2008

  7. Equality Impact Assessments • Essential part of business planning for services • Supports measurement against the Local Government Equality Standard • Half day training session for Forum members • Daytime/ evening?

  8. Wendron Day Centre • Spoke to Centre Co-ordinator • Rationalising and updating facilities across the County • Includes Wendron, Padstone and Blackmore House • No specifically plans to close • FS to speak to Maria Hicks

  9. Equality Poster • Poster designed for internal use only • Part of the Customer Care Strategy • Message for staff only • Not published for public consumption

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