How many DDA's

[martini]

Yeah let's have a disability bashing thread.
It's been a while.

I'm not bashing the disabled but some people are taking advantage of the system....Have they really got that much of a disability?? They'd be claiming benefits surely??

With that mentality some people can't win. They called benefit scroungers by Ian Duncan Smith, ATOS say they are fit for work, and some die shortly after their assessment, and then people like your good self who appear to think disabled people should be hidden away.

You do of course realise that some of the conditions that come under the equality act are not immediately apparent, and that they may not stop people from working, its just that they need a few adjustments.

Its illegal for anyone to divulge personal medical details of anyone. So whilst you may think there is nothing wrong with them, they have been thorough a process of being assessed and graded by people with more medical knowledge than both you and I, who have come to a decision. We should live with it.


Yes people take advantage, but that doesn't mean that all do, or even that most do. If any do its a small minority and they should looking at their own conscience as well as some on here.

Also I think your understanding of the Equality Act is seriously flawed and perhaps a little research before commenting would correct some of your assumptions and give you a better appreciation of why some people are on it.

Well said I totally agree

[chillifingers]

After reading all of the posts it certainly seems to cause a big divide between the staff but maybe that is what's wanted. I was just interested to see how many were in each office with the number of staff there.

These figures of 10 in an office of 50 etc. are either being used by management to turn member against member or completely made up, as each individual is entitled to privacy and the numbers/percentages should not be known.

I agree with the privacy part as nobody knows the complete facts of anybody's condition but the fact that 18 people have there names against jobs that have been ring fenced for them suggests that is the DDA list.

Or family friendly, which seems more likely!

Or even Specialist Skills .........

Or their job hasn't changed and doesn't need to go in the pot - bit previous really to suggest they're all DDA

One job is family friendly in the office, there's no specialist skills jobs and their not on the same jobs as before the re-pick as they have been moved to the ring fenced duties..

[POSTMAN]

Be careful,you just never know....