Making the Workplace Equal for Blind People
From the collection of
Access for the Disabled
- Belfast
- 1987-03-10
Making the Workplace Equal for Blind People (UTV Live at 6)
Tackling employers' discrimination against people with disabilities.
This report covers the difficulties that blind and partially-sighted people experience when seeking work. John Geoghegan lost his eyesight in 1983. He's highly qualified, having completed several training courses, but he struggles to find work. Employers are reluctant to hire him due to his blindness. Geoghegan's experience is typical for many people with blindness. A report commissioned by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) found that half of employers wouldn't hire blind or partially sighted workers. Discrimination is rife in every part of the job recruitment process, from job applications being placed in places difficult to access, to prospective employers' reluctance to accommodate the needs of potential employees.An Act to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities is due to come into force, but the RNIB questions its effectiveness. Many areas of the legislation are vague, including instructions on how employers can make the workplace a more equal place. Watch the report to find out more!
UTV Live is UTV's nightly news programme. It airs every weeknight from 18:00 to 18:30 and has been broadcasting since 1993.
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Diversity and Inclusion
A selection of news clips from the UTV archives highlighting the struggle for equality and diversity in Northern Ireland.
The 1980s and 1990s saw several significant changes in Northern Irish society. From improving services and support for neurodiverse people and people with physical disabilities, to amending workplace laws to address inequality for women, UTV documented many small but significant steps towards progress.
The channel also covered Northern Ireland's growing diversity in terms of population. People from all over the world moved to the country to live and work. In this collection, we learn more about the Chinese, Indian, Persian and other communities that now call Northern Ireland home.
55 videos in this collection
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Access for the Disabled
2
Benefits Protest - Women Take Action
3
Year of the Snake - A Chinese New Year Celebration
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Calling Indian Entrepreneurs
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Indian Business Forum Celebrates Three Years of Success
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The Fine Art of Indian Cookery
7
Working from Home... 80s Style
8
A Garden for Everyone
9
Man Regains His Vision
10
Hearing Dogs for the Deaf
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Sympathetic Hearing Scheme
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Institute for the Deaf Renovated
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Anne Hailes Visits the Share Centre
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The Glencraig Community
15
Women Clergy
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A Drive for More Inclusive Language
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A Victory for Equal Pay
18
Making the Fairway Fair
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Women and Work Vox Pops
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Women in the Professions
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An Artist's Group for Women
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Know Your Rights
23
Jo Richardson discusses Equal Pay
24
Women's Coalition Party Election Broadcast, 2003
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Woman's Coalition Party Election Broadcast, 1998
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Meet Charlotte Anderson
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PA Macglochlainn Campaigns for Gay Rights
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I am of Ireland
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Campaign for Free Pensioner Transport
30
Fishing for the Disabled with Jack Charlton
31
Housing for the Disabled
32
Open University Degree for the Blind
33
Sailing Boat for the Disabled
34
Ardkeen Hostel for the Disabled
35
NI Railways - First Female Conductor
36
Equality in the 1990s Workplace
37
Listening to Deaf People
38
Equal Opportunities Commission Reports on Sexual Discrimination
39
Women Voting
40
Making the Workplace Equal for Blind People
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Raising Deaf Awareness in the Workplace
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Bringing Women Together Online
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Celebrating the Persian New Year
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Raising Awareness in the 1990s
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Bowling for Wheelchair Users
46
Better Representation for All
47
Charlotte Receives a Cochlear Implant
48
The Well Woman Charity
49
The Women's Conference
50
Making the Ulster Museum More Accessible
51
Dragon Boats
52
Disabled Rights
53
Belfast's Bahá?í Community Celebrates Peace
54
Democrashe: Getting Women into Politics
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