Why you should attend:
At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Recognise the advantages of proactively designing inclusivity into your working practices
- Describe where your organisation currently sits on our disability inclusion gap analysis scale overall and at each stage in the employee lifecycle
- Identify barriers that could stand in the way of implementing cultural change and how technology can act as an enabler
- Make a plan to move forward
Who will benefit from this training?
This training is suitable for anyone interested in building high performing teams, EDI and disability inclusion, including:
- HR professionals
- Hiring managers
- People managers
- IT support teams
- Event planners
- Trainers
Level of training: Introductory. No prior knowledge is required but more experienced practitioners will also benefit.
This particular 'How to build a disability inclusive workplace' is free to all, but we have a range of other training courses that you can buy.
Book your training bundle
Book Now: Thursday 18 January 2024
- 10:00 - 10:45am GMT
- FREE as part of our AbilityNet Live series in response to Covid-19
- Usual cost £99/£149 inc VAT
- Donations welcome
Please note: after purchasing a ticket you are able to reassign the ticket, if somebody different to the ticket purchaser will be attending the training.
If you're looking for training for more than 8 people on a single course, please contact us about our great value in-house training options.
We plan to release tickets for this event over time to ensure everyone has a fair chance of attending - so please join the waiting list even if the event appears to be sold-out.
Contact us for in-house training
Upskill your team so together we can create a more accessible digital world.
Course Overview
Creating a working environment that is inclusive by design is a game changer. According to a report by McKinsey and Company, diverse teams outperform uniform teams by 38%.
Also from a talent attraction perspective, according to a survey by Glassdoor, more than 3 in 4 people said a diverse workforce was an important factor when choosing an employer.
80% of disabled people acquire their disability during their working life, so building in accessibility and disability inclusion is a must-do for every organisation to enable their team to perform at its best.
But how do you know where you are now and what you need to do to progress?
Whether you are just beginning your equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) journey or are an experienced practitioner, this course will be useful in assessing the current experience for disabled people in your organisation. You will learn how to identify ways to improve this and open up your working environment further to the widest possible audience.
Looking for a 'deeper dive' into ensuring your recruitment, induction and diversity practices are accessible?
Discover the range of online courses AbilityNet has to offer to help you build a truly accessible workplace, including our 'Inclusive onboarding and induction', 'Inclusive accessible career support' and 'Inclusive collaboration and teamwork' courses.
What you will learn
- The moral, legal and business case for disability inclusion at work
- How to reflect on each step of the disabled employee journey and consider how the culture currently feels in your organisations and the impact this could be having on teams.
- The barriers that you may encounter when planning and implementing change and improvements in this area
- Ways to embed change in a lasting and positive way
Attendees will receive a link to the recording of the training to watch back at your leisure after the event. (And you’ll always have access to the latest advice as we will update the content on the link when the training is repeated in the future.)
Meet your trainers
Lizi Green
Lizi is a philosophy graduate and is AbilityNet's Digital Inclusion Consultant. She started working at AbilityNet in 2016 and over the years she has worked her way up and is now responsible for delivering and developing workplace inclusion services to a range of clients across all sectors. Lizi has worked as an administration manager which gave her valuable experience in leading multiple teams across the organisation.
She is passionate about assistive technology being widely available and easily accessible. As part of her role she runs tech demo events that showcase free- and low-cost apps to help in education.
Adam Tweed
Adam is AbilityNet's Innovation Consultant – Education & Workplace. With a BA in Film Studies, a BSc in Psychology and a career in IT in both the commercial and education sectors, Adam is a self-described jack-of-all-trades. He is a lover of all things tech and the idea of technology as an a seamless enhancement to ways of living and working that enables convenience, independence and a better quality of life.
Class size: We limit the number of people on our training courses to ensure all attendees can engage with the presenter, ask questions and have an informative experience.
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