UNISON disabled members rep hails new epilepsy toolkit

At the start of October, Epilepsy Action launched a new employer toolkit to support employees with epilepsy.
On the launch, Deirdre Costigan, national officer for disability equality, said: “This is an excellent toolkit, and fits right in with UNISON’s belief in using a social model of disability which involves making changes to the work environment, rather than changes to the employee.
“UNISON has many members with epilepsy and it’s often the case that their employers do