Recording of webinar broadcast 26 March 2020 Part of our AbilityNet Live! series of live online events in response to the Coronavirus, to help share useful information for disabled people and their carers and employers. On this webinar Mark Walker, Head of Marketing & Portfolio at AbilityNet, and Robin Christopherson MBE, Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet, speak with additional expert panellists to focus on how disabled people can remain productive when working from home: Billy Courtney, AbilityNet Assessor - who provides one to one advice to disabled people Jo Blood, Posture People - provide ergonomic office equipment Bela Gor, Business Disability Forum, who can help with HR and legal questions Find out more about AbilityNet's series of free webinars: https://abilitynet.org.uk/free-resources/webinars

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Tech Solutions for Disabled
People Working From Home
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Your questions
• Good practice in supporting disabled people working at home and higher education
• What are the obligations on employers to provide equipment to support someone with a disability
to work from home?
• Accessibility solutions to using Teams/HangOuts/Skype or other video conferencing.
• Equipment and ergonomic solutions for home working
• Assistive technology vs security of company information / personal information
• Whether remote 1:1 support can be as useful as face-to-face support?
• Visual impairment, dyslexia, other SpLds, hearing impairment, mental health
• Advice for employers/legal responsibilities/employees rights
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• Mark Walker, AbilityNet
• Robin Christopherson, AbilityNet
• Billy Courtney, AbilityNet
• Jo Blood, Posture People
• Bela Gor, Business Disability Forum
About Us

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• Disability and impairment
• Social model
• Reasonable adjustments
• Assessments
• Free resources
Disability and technology

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• Workstation - furniture, hardware
• Working pattern
• Mental health and anxiety
• Software and apps
• Support from your employer
Working from home

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AbilityNet Live!
www.abilitynet.org.uk/abilitynet-live
• AbilityNet Workplace Live Webinars, 1pm every Weds in April
• AbilityNet Volunteering Live webinars, 1pm, every Tues in April
Useful links
• www.abilitynet.org.uk/free-resources
• www.abilitynet.org.uk/workplace
• www.businessdisabilityforum.org.uk/
• www.posturepeople.co.uk
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