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<blockquote data-quote="sugarless sue" data-source="post: 5443" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>Having diabetes means you can’t do certain jobs</p><p>People with diabetes still face blanket bans in some areas of employment, despite the broadening</p><p>out of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) in October 2004, to cover some potentially</p><p>hazardous occupations.</p><p>We should actively campaign to lift discriminatory blanket bans. There has been a growth in the</p><p>evidence base for individual medical assessment. Individual assessment offers a rational, safe and</p><p>legally defensible system of assessment for recruitment.</p><p>However, currently there are still certain jobs that people who treat their diabetes with insulin may</p><p>be excluded from. These include:</p><p>· armed forces</p><p>· airline pilot</p><p>· a job that needs a large goods vehicle (over 7.5 tonnes) or any large passenger carrying</p><p>licence</p><p>· driving a train or working track-side</p><p>· cab or taxi licences – some local authorities still operate blanket bans.(This is a quote from doc-u-ment) by;</p><p></p><p>The NUS SWD Campaign is committed to campaigning and fighting for equal</p><p>human and civil rights for all students with disabilities. Yet not all disabilities are</p><p>apparent. Part of the NUS SWD Campaign is focused upon raising awareness</p><p>and campaigning for hidden disabilities. One of the hidden disabilities that we</p><p>campaign on is diabetes.</p><p>Diabetes is a common health condition. About 1.8 million people in the UK are</p><p>known to have diabetes — that’s about three in every 100 people. And there are</p><p>an estimated one million people in the UK who have diabetes but don't know it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Knowledge is the key to control</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sugarless sue, post: 5443, member: 1210"] Having diabetes means you can’t do certain jobs People with diabetes still face blanket bans in some areas of employment, despite the broadening out of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) in October 2004, to cover some potentially hazardous occupations. We should actively campaign to lift discriminatory blanket bans. There has been a growth in the evidence base for individual medical assessment. Individual assessment offers a rational, safe and legally defensible system of assessment for recruitment. However, currently there are still certain jobs that people who treat their diabetes with insulin may be excluded from. These include: · armed forces · airline pilot · a job that needs a large goods vehicle (over 7.5 tonnes) or any large passenger carrying licence · driving a train or working track-side · cab or taxi licences – some local authorities still operate blanket bans.(This is a quote from doc-u-ment) by; The NUS SWD Campaign is committed to campaigning and fighting for equal human and civil rights for all students with disabilities. Yet not all disabilities are apparent. Part of the NUS SWD Campaign is focused upon raising awareness and campaigning for hidden disabilities. One of the hidden disabilities that we campaign on is diabetes. Diabetes is a common health condition. About 1.8 million people in the UK are known to have diabetes — that’s about three in every 100 people. And there are an estimated one million people in the UK who have diabetes but don't know it. Knowledge is the key to control [/QUOTE]
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