Join us at the Indeed offices in Capital Dock, Dublin, to delve into inclusive recruitment strategies and explore how to craft job specifications that embrace diversity.

10 - 11.30 am Wednesday 13th March 2024 - Register online
Indeed Capital Dock Office
80 Sir John Rogerson's Quay D02 HE36 Dublin

To celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Employers for Change and The Lord Mayor of Dublin are inviting employers to the Mansion House. This event will discuss the importance of 'Creating Accessible and Inclusive Employment' and the role of 'Digital and Physical Accessibility.'

10am - 1pm Tuesday 28th November 2023 - Register online

 Employers for Change and Texthelp will host an information session on ‘Utilising assistive technology to create accessible and inclusive workplaces’ on Thursday 21st September 2023 from 12 noon until 1pm.

In this session Ryan Kirkpatrick, Business Development Executive, Texthelp will outline the benefits of assistive technology and what is on offer from Texthelp. Attendees will leave the session with a greater understanding of the tools available for employees with disabilities and where to go to find out more. 

Irish Sign Language Interpretation will be provided for the event. Live Captioning will be available during the event via the captioning function on Microsoft Teams. Should you have an additional reasonable accommodation request, please email info@employersforchange.ie 

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Join Employers for Change and Mental Health Ireland for ‘Strategies to support Mental Health & Wellbeing in the workplace.’ In this session, Finola will give practical guidance on self-care strategies for mental wellbeing. She will also give tips on how managers can support employees or colleagues who are experience a mental health difficulty.

Live captioning will be provided for this event. Should you have an additional reasonable accommodation request, please email info@employersforchange.ie

Register on Zoom.

Join Employers for Change at 11am on March 30th for an online seminar on ‘Supporting Neurodiverse Employees.’  

The seminar will feature Peter Brabazon, CEO, Specialisterne Ireland and Sharon Lane, CEO, Dyspraxia/DCD Ireland, to talk about how employers can support potential and existing neurodiverse employees. Register on Zoom.

Live Captioning will be provided for this event. Should you have an additional reasonable accommodation request, please email info@employersforchange.ie.

Join Employers for Change and the Irish Stammering Association to build your awareness on stammering and how you can support employees and colleagues at work. Register on Zoom for the seminar on Thursday 19th January 2023 at 10am. Live captioning and an ISL interpreter will be available for this event. Should you require additional accommodations, please email info@employersforchange.ie

Attention Employers and Recruiters. Join Employers for Change on Thursday 1st December at 10am for a training session on Disability Inclusive Recruitment practices, to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In this free seminar you will learn about the key steps to creating a truly inclusive recruitment environment where potential and existing employees can excel.

Facilitated by Christabelle Feeney, Director Employers for Change and Claire Hayes, Programme Manager, Open Doors Initiative.

ISL Interpreter and Captioning will be available for this online event. Should you have additional accommodation needs, please email info@employersforchange.ie

A Project of The Open Doors Initiative. Funded by Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

Register for free on Zoom

What does a camel have to do with Inclusive Communications? To learn the answer and much more about Inclusive Communications, please join us Thursday 10th November at 11am. We will share practical tips and hear from those with lived experience of how important it is to actively remove barriers in all of your communications.

Are you looking for practical, evidenced-based methods of implementing inclusive recruitment strategies in your organisation? The Open Doors Initiative and Employers for Change launched their new Inclusive Recruitment toolkit on Wednesday, 9th November, including an introduction to the topic and the comprehensive training course developed for leaders in business. In creating this toolkit, which is supported by AIB, research was carried out in partnership with Atlantic Technological University (ATU) to understand the specific barriers for people from marginalised communities when seeking employment and the best strategies for becoming truly inclusive in the hiring process. Download the Inclusive Recruitment Toolkit here.

Jeanne McDonagh, CEO of The Open Doors Initiative said: “We are delighted to work with Employers for Change, one of our key supported programmes, along with Atlantic Technological University, to produce this Inclusive Recruitment booklet and training. Many of our companies have asked for guidance in this space and it is a much needed resource to ensure an inclusive workplace. We wish to thank the participants who gave us their expert knowledge and experience in putting this together and look forward to engaging with companies in this important training.”

Louise Kearins, Higher Education For All Project Manager at ATU, explains the development of the research: “An Inclusive Recruitment Toolkit was created to support Irish employers to be inclusive from the first stage of their recruitment process. The Toolkit draws on findings from research with people from a range of backgrounds who have experienced barriers seeking employment in Ireland to inform understanding of how recruitment processes could be improved. Findings from this work provide rich insights into various challenges experienced at each stage of the recruitment process and present positive ways to address these issues.”

Equality legislation requires employers to make reasonable accommodation for an employee who has a disability. By doing so, employers have an opportunity to remove barriers and create an equitable workplace for all. A reasonable accommodation passport system provides a confidential live record of the barriers people face and the accommodations that have been agreed to prevent or reduce its impact in the workplace. This is a practical and effective tool in creating inclusion and equity in the workplace.

We were delighted to launch this toolkit in partnership with ICTU and Ibec. We were joined by Samantha Owen, Social Policy IBEC, David Joyce, Equality Officer at ICTU and Gillian McMahon, Head of Human Resources at BT Ireland who shared their knowledge and expertise in this area.

Download the Passport here.

Join Employers for Change for a seminar on “Supporting Neurodiverse Talent at Work” in support of Neurodiversity Awareness Week and Autism Awareness Week. The session will take place at 12pm on Thursday, 7th of April.

We are delighted to welcome James Moroney from AsIAm to speak on this topic. Over the hour, James will discuss how employers can support their employees who are neurodiverse. We will discuss: • What is autism? • Sensory Processing • Communication • Social Interaction • Social Imagination • Mental Health

Live Captioning and ISL interpreter will be provided. Please email info@employersforchange.ie should you require accommodations.

Register for free on Zoom

Join FreedomTech for the next CHAT in partnership with Employers for Change where we discuss the role Accessible and Assistive Technologies play in supporting people with disabilities to work remotely and on-site.

When: Thursday, 2nd December 2021 at 3pm

During this CHAT we will cover:

1. How can Accessible and Assistive Technology support the practicalities of remote and on-site working?

2. How well is Assistive Technology understood as a reasonable accomodation by employers and supported through workplace assessments?

3. How does national policy support an improved infrastructure of Assistive Technology supports?

If you are interested in sharing/presenting at this event please do get in touch with Sarah@freedomtech.ie

We aim to ensure that the platform is accessible and we would appreciate it if you could let us know if you have any support requirements. 

Contact: Sarah@freedomtech.ie Twitter @freedomtech https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8407996/

Join Employers for Change, the Open Doors Initiative and Towards Work to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

The seminar will take place on December 1st from 10 am until 1 pm.

10.00 am: Opening address by Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Robert Troy TD.

10.10 am: Employers for Change hosts 'How employers can support the employment of persons with disabilities,' facilitated by Fiona Ferris, Deputy CEO and Head of Training and Accreditation at AsIam

11.00 am - 11.15 am: Break

11.15 am: Voices of Experience with The Open Doors Initiative

11.50 am - 12.00 pm: Break

12.00 pm: Supporting the employment of persons with disabilities- Employee & Employer Grants & Supports with Towards Work and the Department of Social Protection

1.00 pm: Close

Captioning will be provided for the seminar. Should you have any additional accommodation needs please email info@opendoorsinitiative.ie 

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Join Employers for Change for a seminar titled 'Creating Disability Confident and Inclusive Workplaces' with Eoin O' Herlihy, MD & Senior Accessibility Consultant, O'Herlihy Access Consultancy.

Eoin will outline how employers can become more disability confident and create an inclusive workplace for colleagues, customers and visitors. At a time when many are returning to the office or as we incorporate remote and hybrid working into the future of work, now more than ever we need to ensure we progress inclusively and do not leave disabled employees on the periphery.

Live Captioning will be provided. Please email info@employersforchange.ie should you require accommodations. Register on Eventbrite.