Equalities Flashcards
Resources for mental health
Books on Prescription (can have for 6 weeks) Reading Well books: four strands 1) adult mental health 2)children’s mental health 3) young people’s mental health 4) long term conditions 5) dementia
Resources to tackle digital inequality
Digital buddies (help out in person 1:1 - remotely at the moment) and Gadget Clubs
Opportunity North Somerset (lends devices to residents and provides support in using them)
Code clubs
Improve adult literacy
Reading Ahead
Summer book challenge for adults
Tour of Weston library, introducing to staff
Shown Quick Reads
Log book - read six things (inc magazines, articles, books, web pages)
Use plain English
Resources for customers with Visual impairments
Large print books Talking books (digital and CDs) We can arrange additional talking books through the RNIB if registered visually impaired.
Customers who can’t visit the library
Mobile library (across N Somerset and South Glos)
Home Library Service - volunteers deliver books to customers (have to phone WHO to arrange this service?)
Care Home service
Click and collect
Reading Friends - a scheme from the Reading Agency starting with the mobile library to increase social connection and conversation starters through reading and books (1:1 remotely by phone to begin with but should develop into small groups in libraries) Will use volunteers
Literacy in children
Rhymetime Bookstart Story time School visits Graded reading books World Book Day activities and vouchers
When was the Equality Act?
Equality Act 2010
What are the nine protected characteristics?
age disability gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief sex sexual orientation
What are the 4 types of discrimination?
1) direct discrimination (not telling someone about an opportunity because you think they’re too old to cope with it)
2) indirect discrimination (having a policy that has a worse impact on someone with a protected characteristic eg. organising evening events only - young mums unlikely to be able to attend)
3) harassment (making rude comments about someone with a disability)
4) victimisation (you can’t be treated unfairly if you are making a complaint about discrimination under Equality Act)
What is N Somerset Council’s Equality Policy?
everyone has an equal chance to live, work, learn and feel part of the community free from prejudice, discrimination and harassment.
Deliver services that are appropriate and remove barriers that limit access to services and employment opportunities
“An open, fairer, greener North Somerset”
Equality Impact Assessment
Other languages
Books in other languages
Children’s picture books in both languages
Ideas to improve
Displays by diverse authors
Books that show joy in the black experience
Advertising events in diverse places
Advertise our study spaces more (perhaps letting students know?)
Making links with asylum seeker/refugee agencies in Bristol
Taking mobile library to traveller community near Congresbury
