{"id":479,"date":"2023-05-31T15:51:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equality.eis.org.uk\/voicesinunion-keyissues\/?p=479"},"modified":"2024-01-26T15:32:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:32:42","slug":"4-what-can-we-do-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equality.eis.org.uk\/voicesinunion-keyissues\/2023\/05\/31\/4-what-can-we-do-4\/","title":{"rendered":"4. What can we do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"479\" class=\"elementor elementor-479\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09bf529 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09bf529\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7cda01\" data-id=\"a7cda01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a795bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9a795bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3792d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3792d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35f5100\" data-id=\"35f5100\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d08c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4d08c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db692a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2db692a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. What can we do?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9eebf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9e9eebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-332c330 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"332c330\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-598019e\" data-id=\"598019e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dcf8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5dcf8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What else do you want to say?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c14df elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"94c14df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/equality.eis.org.uk\/voicesinunion-keyissues\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/What-else-do-you-want-to-say.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eb7bbd\" data-id=\"4eb7bbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d07e96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d07e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Learning points:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Autistic employees can be a fantastic asset to any workplace.\u00a0<\/li><li>Autistic people\u2019s creativity, out the box thinking, and loyalty are all key qualities that any organisation would benefit from.\u00a0<\/li><li>Having open, honest and non-judgemental conversations can solve a lot of issues before they become problems.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Reflective question<\/strong><\/p><p>What do you think the current level of understanding of autism is, in your local area? Where does this knowledge stem from?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6604b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f6604b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff386fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff386fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Scottish Government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/fair-work-action-plan\/\">Fair Work First<\/a> policy extends the Fair Work Framework to proactively promote more diverse workplaces.<\/p><p>Fair work is essential to ensure everyone can bring their whole selves to work, and that everyone is respected and valued equally.<\/p><p>To ensure we can equitably realise Fair Work for all autistic teachers and lecturers.:<\/p><ul><li>Autistic educators\u2019 <strong>voices<\/strong> must be heard and celebrated in the union and in education<\/li><li>Autistic educators must be <strong>respected<\/strong> at work and appropriate consideration must be given to how the workplace can be adjusted to realise their full potential and removing any barriers that impact equal <strong>opportunity<\/strong><\/li><li>Autistic educators must be valued for their perspectives and contributions, to increase a sense of work <strong>fulfilment<\/strong> which is essential to wellbeing.<\/li><li>Being <strong>safe<\/strong> at work and in your job is essential, so workplaces must tackle discrimination, harassment and insecure employment.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Training<\/strong> was a significant gap identified by the sample survey of autistic EIS members. Only 4 out of 28 respondents said their workplace provided training that included information about being autistic in the workplace. Some others said sessions were primarily about autistic young people.<\/p><p>Most respondents did not know whether their <strong>manager had a good understanding <\/strong>of autism, with 11 respondents believing their manager <u>did not <\/u>have a good understanding, while 6 felt their manager had a good understanding . Similarly, when it came to feeling supported, only one person strongly said their manager knew how to support autistic staff members (a further four agreed, though not strongly), whilst 10 <u>were unsure<\/u> whether their manager knew how to support them, and 14 said their manager<u> did not know <\/u>how to support them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8ef69 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cf8ef69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d41b06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d41b06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ad6af7\" data-id=\"6ad6af7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a8187f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a8187f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Reflection for Padlet:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-indent: -18pt; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">From what you have learned, what are three key things you want to make sure others know about autism?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">As a leader, consider how you could go about encouraging more autistic members to grow their participation in the workplace and in the union.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d0d78d\" data-id=\"6d0d78d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743842f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"743842f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Further information <\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autismunderstanding.scot\/information-hub\/employment\">Employment \u2014 Autism Understanding Scotland<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/differentminds.scot\/\"><strong>https:\/\/differentminds.scot\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong>ARGH employment leaflet <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arghighland.co.uk\/pdf\/ARGH%20Employment%20leaflet.pdf\"><strong>https:\/\/www.arghighland.co.uk\/pdf\/ARGH%20Employment%20leaflet.pdf<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autismunderstanding.scot\/information-hub\/downloadable-documents\">Downloadable Documents \u2014 Autism Understanding Scotland<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667dd88 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"667dd88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e51e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8e51e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background-image: initial; 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