Telling People About Your Disability Survey

Disability Rights UK is conducting a survey to understand the extent to which Disabled people choose not to share information about their long-term health condition or impairment with education providers, training providers and employers, and tackle misconceptions.

This survey takes a few minutes to complete and is completely anonymous. We’d like you to be open and honest in your views and sharing your experiences.

You have the option of adding an email address if you'd like to be entered into a draw for a £50 Amazon gift voucher.

Disability Rights UK respects your privacy and we realise how important it is to you that your personal information remains secure. Your personal data is protected by UK legislation, specifically (in order) the Data Protection Act 1998, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) 2003, and the General Data Protection Regulation 2018.

If you have any questions about how we look after your information, please contact us on 0330 995 0404.

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* 1. What is your age?

16-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-65

66 or over

Prefer Not to Say

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* 2. Are You:

Studying

Applied or thinking about starting study or a training course

Training

Working

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If you are studying or training, or have applied, which of the below best describes the type of course or training:

Non-advanced education (This includes academic qualifications like GCSEs and A levels, T Levels which prepare you for a specific technical job, NVQ level 1,2 or 3, BTEC National Diploma, National Certificate. NB this is not an exhaustive list)

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Apprenticeship

Supported Internship

Traineeship

Employment

Not Applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 4. You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.

Do you consider yourself to have a long-term health condition or disability?

Yes

Prefer Not to Say

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* 5. If you answered 'Yes' to question 4 above, please indicate the nature of your long-term health condition or disability. NB if you consider you have more than one, please select your primary condition or impairment:

Visual impairment (for example blindness or partial sight)

Hearing impairment (for example deafness or partial hearing)

Mobility (for example, walking or climbing stairs)

Dexterity (for example lifting and carrying objects, using a keyboard)

Energy limiting conditions

Learning difficulties

Medical Conditions

Mental health impairment

Specific learning difficulties (for example dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADHD)

Speech, language and communication impairments

Autism or Aspergers Syndrome

Prefer Not to Say

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How well do you understand the rules around sharing information on your long term health condition or impairment in the areas of education, training and employment?

Not At All

Not Too Well

Somewhat

Quite Well

Completely

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* 7. Have you shared information about your long term health condition or impairment with your education provider, training provider or employer?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 8. If you answered 'No' to question 7, please go to question 12. If you answered 'Yes' to question 7, what were your reasons for sharing this information?

Protection from Discrimination under the Equality Act 2010

To get the individual support or adjustments needed to access study, training or work

Needed accessible accommodation

Financial support to help pay for the changes or adjustments needed such as additional learning support in further education, Disabled Students Allowance in higher education and Access to Work in employment

To explain things in an application form or CV, for example gaps

Being able to use positive examples related to your long term health condition or impairment in response to competency questions on application form or interviews

The employer is part of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to employing disabled applicants

You feel more comfortable knowing that you have been open about your long term health condition or impairment

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Who did you share this information with?

Human Resources Department or Adviser

Line Manager

Disability Adviser/Special Educational Needs Coordinator

Personal tutor/teacher

Examination Officer

Placement Co-ordinator

Individual Lecturer

Other (please specify)

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* 10. At what stage did you share information about your Disability?

Application form/UCAS

Covering letter or personal statement with your application form

Equal Opportunities monitoring form

Before going to an interview with your education provider or employer

At an interview

After accepting your course or employment offer

After starting your course or employment

When experiencing difficulties on your course or in employment

Other (please specify)

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* 11. What did your education provider, training provider or employer do once they became aware of your long term health condition or impairment? Please click all that apply:

Invited me to a meeting with the Disability Support Services or Human Resources Adviser to better understand the difficulties my experience studying, training or working

Carred out an informal/formal needs assessment

Offered reasonable adjustments and individually tailored support

Helped you apply for funding such as Disabled Students' Allowance, Access to Work, etc

Supported you to apply for an Education, Health and Care assessment

Nothing

Other (please specify)

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* 12. If you did not tell your education provider, training provider or employer about your long term health condition or impairment, please share your reasons for not doing so. Please click all that apply:

I was worried that people will treat me differently

I was worried that people will only see me as disabled

I didn’t want to talk about what it is like to be disabled with a stranger

I feel that being disabled makes no difference to being able to study or work

I felt sharing this information would make no difference

Concerns about confidentiality

I was worried I would face discrimination

Previous experience of discrimination

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Please provide suggestions on how your education provider, training provider or employer could have made it easier for you to share information on your long term health condition or impairment:

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* 14. Anything else that that you would like to tell us about with regards to your experience on sharing or not sharing information about your long term health condition or impairment:

Telling People About Your Disability Survey

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* 1. What is your age?

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* 2. Are You:

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* 3. If you are studying or training, or have applied, which of the below best describes the type of course or training:

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* 4. You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.Do you consider yourself to have a long-term health condition or disability?

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* 5. If you answered 'Yes' to question 4 above, please indicate the nature of your long-term health condition or disability. NB if you consider you have more than one, please select your primary condition or impairment:

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* 6. How well do you understand the rules around sharing information on your long term health condition or impairment in the areas of education, training and employment?

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* 7. Have you shared information about your long term health condition or impairment with your education provider, training provider or employer?

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* 8. If you answered 'No' to question 7, please go to question 12. If you answered 'Yes' to question 7, what were your reasons for sharing this information?

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* 9. Who did you share this information with?

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* 10. At what stage did you share information about your Disability?

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* 11. What did your education provider, training provider or employer do once they became aware of your long term health condition or impairment? Please click all that apply:

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* 12. If you did not tell your education provider, training provider or employer about your long term health condition or impairment, please share your reasons for not doing so. Please click all that apply:

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* 13. Please provide suggestions on how your education provider, training provider or employer could have made it easier for you to share information on your long term health condition or impairment:

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* 14. Anything else that that you would like to tell us about with regards to your experience on sharing or not sharing information about your long term health condition or impairment:

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* 15. If you would like to be included in the prize draw for a £50 Amazon voucher, please provide your email address in the box below:

* 4. You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.

Do you consider yourself to have a long-term health condition or disability?