Disability Team for Government of Jersey

Embrace it, share it, celebrate it campaign

The campaign is encouraging Islanders to think about how they can create inclusivity and consider the positive impacts inclusivity can make.

Embrace the difference easy read

Liz Johnson, Gold medal winning Paralympian swimmer, said:

"Disability is not a bad word; it doesn't mean that people with disabilities are incapable. It doesn't mean that they are less worthy, but it does make people vulnerable, because people with disabilities are so often reliant on other people opening their minds and becoming empathetic to the fact that they don't do things like everybody else.

Difference is everywhere, difference is normal and rather than looking at disability being a barrier or a problem we need to normalise differences.

Everyone needs help with something and as soon as we realise that, we become ok with being ourselves and not judging people."

How you can make a difference

You can make a difference by:

• embracing it, by committing to do something to make Jersey more inclusive.
• sharing it by telling a friend, colleague or posting it online
• celebrating the positive feelings that inclusion brings
  

Consider ways to be more inclusive:

• you can take a Communication Access UK short course and improve your communication skills
• top ten tips for being more inclusive of disabled adults and young people from Active Impact
• 6 tips for disability inclusion at work Inclusive Employers
• disability inclusion tips from the United Nations
• inclusive language: words to use and avoid when writing about disability on GOV.UK
  

Learn how to make your digital content available to everyone:

• make your content accessible to everyone Microsoft support
• accessibility technology and tools Microsoft accessibility
• accessibility fundamentals training by Microsoft
  
• accessibility fundamentals overview Web Accessibility Initiative
  

Disability and Inclusion Annual Report

The Disability and Inclusion Team's Annual Report for 2021 is now published.

The report focuses on progress of the Disability Strategy and the Government's Embrace our difference campaign. The strategy was launched in May 2017 and aims to improve the wellbeing of Islanders with disabilities and challenge inequalities faced by disabled people.

Disability Strategy Update 2021

Guide to the Discrimination Law

Guide to the Discrimination Law Discrimination in Employment (JACS Publication) in BSL on YouTube

Produced in March 2022 with Support from Government of Jersey and Royal Association for Deaf People.

About the disability team

The disability team are working hard to support the delivery of the five main priorities of the disability strategy:

• support to communicate and access information
• greater access to the Island
• good health and wellbeing
• access to education, employment, and enriching activities
• equal rights and experience equality
  

Jersey Learning Disability and Autism Cluster Group Charter

Team members

Dario Gentili, Disability Project Manager

Ant Lewis, Disability Inclusion Officer

Steph de la Cour, Disability Inclusion Officer