These meetings are open to those that are interested in workforce issues and solutions in the disability sector.

 In this session, we will cover practical and real-world experience on how organisations can be more neuro-inclusive. While every organisation and culture are different, we have found that many of the core questions and building blocks can overlap.

A panel discussion exploring how workplaces and organisations can be more neuroinclusive.

Mental Health plays an important part in not just everyday life, but work too. Come along and learn to support your colleagues.

Do you want to learn more about common mental health problems and how to support yourself and others in the workplace?

Ringing phones, chatty co-workers, emails beeping, printers humming and somehow you must get some real work done! Strategies for ADHD.

Small-group discussion seminar exploring our experiences with disability in the workplace, and and increasing inclusion and belonging.

This session is for managers, HR personnel and colleagues of neurodiverse individuals. The session aims to increase awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace, and allow attendees the opportunity to discuss workplace specific circumstances, develop strategies to support a neurodiverse workforce, and identify next steps for their organisation.

So you have increased neurodiversity in your team - now how do you manage it? For managers, senior leaders and lead artists & creatives.

The word disability is an umbrella term that covers a wide range of conditions. Often the term carries a negative stigma about an individual's capabilities. This can make the decision to disclose disabilities in the workplace difficult. Join us for an interactive Q&A session with Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai to discuss workplace rights and the employer's responsibility to accommodate.

Being authentic and being you matters, so how do we help each other bring our whole selves to work and allow people to flourish and recognise the individual strengths and skills we all bring? This session will explore how we give people the freedom and create the right conditions so people can be their authentic selves at work.

The “Increasing Accessibility with Assistive Technology” session will be an engaging, collaborative discussion about how to make workplaces increasingly accessible and best suited for the transition from education into work. 

Many people who are partnered with guide dogs still face barriers to employment. From the application process to the interview, or in the workplace, guide dog handlers have the right to be treated equally at every stage of the employment journey. As we celebrate Guide Dog Access Awareness month, we invite you to help make your workplace more accessible and inclusive for guide dog handlers by joining one of our Guide Dogs in the Workplace Lunch and Learn events.

Federal workspaces must be fully accessible to employees with disabilities, as underscored by President Biden’s Executive Order to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal Workforce. They must be designed and built to be accessible as required by the Architectural Barriers Act which ensures access to federally funded facilities. Digital workspaces, including information and communication technology used by federal agencies, must be accessible as well under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. This session will review accessibility requirements for employee work areas in the ABA Accessibility Standards (ABAAS), including provisions for accessible routes, parking, entrances, workspaces, break rooms, locker rooms, and other areas. Presenters will also review requirements in the Section 508 Standards for computers, telecommunications equipment, software, websites, information kiosks and transaction machines, and electronic documents. Questions can be submitted in advance of the session or can be posed during the live webinar. This webinar will include video remote interpreting (VRI) and real-time captioning. Webinar attendees can earn continuing education credits.

Designed with Managers, Line Managers and Supervisors in mind.

The workshop is aimed at councillors and managers who are looking to understand the challenges faced by disabled people and the policy and service development needed to meet the needs of disabled people.

There are growing challenges for local authorities in responding to the needs of disabled people. There is a wide range of key policy and service challenges that need to be addressed to ensure disabled people can lead full and productive lives or effectively manage their disabilities. The premise is that disabled people are full and equal members of society.

The third and final webinar in our series looking at how to be a disability inclusive organisation.

This webinar will provide an overview of sensory challenges individuals with Neurodiversity and other health conditions may experience in the workplace. Providing an overview of how your workplace, layout, design and office setup can be made more accessible to individuals who experience sensory overload.

This webinar will enable you as an employer to understand how your workplace environment could be causing sensory overload to your employees. The session will give you an insight into what is sensory overload, how this can affect individuals, how you can make your workplace more accessible, reducing sensory overload. The session will enable you to identify challenges that your workplace could be presenting to employees.

Be a part of the UKs leading online monthly Think Tank for disability, accessibility and inclusion in the workplace! This space is curated for:

• Disabled people

• People with Chronic Illnesses

• People with Mental Health Illnesses

• Colleagues, employers, and managers

• Allies

• Policy makers

• Educators

A monthly safe space for disabled and/or chronically ill people struggling with career progression or issues in their current workplace.