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Disability Awareness, Equality and Inclusion - Building Disability Confidence Disability Inclusive Recruitment Accessible and Inclusive Communications Reasonable Accommodation Passport Disability Disclosure in the Workplace
Appropriate and targeted training is key to improving communications, addressing misconceptions and building a positive workplace environment.
Employers for Change offers training to businesses located in Ireland on a range of topics surrounding disability and employment. The sessions can be 60 to 90 minutes in length with time for a Q&A. We tailor these to the needs of the organisation and can deliver it online (mostly via Microsoft Teams). We have trained over 3,000 employees on workplace disability-related topics, in the public and private sectors and across different industries, including the organisations scrolling at the top of the page.
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To book a training session for your organisation, or for more information, please contact info@employersforchange.ie or by call, text or WhatsApp to 085 1579603.
Disability Awareness, Equality and Inclusion - Building Disability Confidence
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The session aims to equip you with basic knowledge to be more confident and comfortable around the topic of Disability in the workplace and beyond. We are proud that this course has been certified by CPD The Certification Service, with an independent, professional third-party evaluation confirming it conforms to Continuing Professional Development industry standards. Participants receive a certificate of completion, which contributes to their CPD goals.
Topics include: disability in the Irish context, diversity of disability, appropriate language, bias, medical vs social model of disability, equality and disability acts, reasonable accommodations and disclosure.
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The Disability Awareness Training by Employers for Change was truly outstanding. The content was exceptionally well-crafted, and the delivery was engaging and impactful. The trainer demonstrated remarkable expertise, handling the topics with both sensitivity and depth, while fostering an interactive and inclusive environment throughout the session.
- Emmanuel Okhifo, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Manager, National Gallery of Ireland
Disability Inclusive Recruitment
This session focuses on aspects of disability across the different stages of recruitment and equips you with practical tools for each stage.
Audience: HR, talent acquisition teams, hiring managers.
Topics include: legislation relevant to employment, reasonable accommodations and passport, practical tips for the different stages of recruitment, job specifications, application and shortlisting, interviews, and onboarding.
Accessible and Inclusive Communications
Communication is a key part of every business and ensuring your audience can fully interact with your content is critical for success. This practical session looks at the barriers created in our modern communication methods, largely in the digital space, and provides practical advice on how we can make small adjustments to ensure our content is fully accessible.
Audience: communication teams, marketing, social media, general operations, HR, team leaders.
Topics include: understanding basics of disability, barriers to accessible communications, basics of inclusive design and practical tips for common software platforms, accessible formats (websites, social media, videos, documents, PDF, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
Practical tips to improve accessibility accompanied by clear reasoning for using them. Jessica clearly knows the topic of accessible and inclusive communications. Her excellent presentation drove home the point.
– The Wheel
Reasonable Accommodation Passport
This session focuses on Reasonable Accommodations and the Reasonable Accommodation Passport, which has been launched by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and IBEC, with support from Employers for Change. The passport system provides a confidential live record of the barriers people face and the accommodations that have been agreed to prevent or reduce their impact in the workplace.
Topics include: what reasonable accommodations are, the social model of disability, disclosure, what the Reasonable Accommodation Passport is and best practices when launching it for your organisation.
Creating an environment where employees feel comfortable sharing about their disability and having open conversations is key to fostering an inclusive workplace. This training helps employers understand the role of psychological safety, trust, and inclusive leadership in encouraging disclosure.
Topics include: reasonable accommodations, relevant legislation, and best practices for responding to disclosures with empathy and respect, and providing guidance on building a culture where employees feel valued and supported.