Open the Door: Disability Inclusion in the Employee Lifecycle Online Workshop run by Admiral and MS Society Cymru
Admiral and the MS Society Cymru are running a free five-hour digital experience featuring virtual talks and panel discussions with influential thinkers and business leaders from across the commercial, public and third sectors on 25th November 2021.
What will I learn?
The workshop aims to help develop more inclusive workplaces across Wales for people with disabilities and is a great opportunity to get inspired and reflect on inclusion practices throughout the entire employee lifecycle.
The aim is to all leave the session better equipped to be a positive and active ally.
Who can attend?
This session is perfect for anyone with an interest in creating more inclusive workplaces, but particularly for employers of any size, based in Wales. It aims to give participants a broad view of best practice around accessibility and inclusion, covering a range of disabilities, conditions and working environments through the course of the day.
Guest speakers and panellists
- Jane Hutt MS, Minister for Social Justice
- Stuart Nixon MBE, MS Society Ambassador
- Terry Mills, Disabled People’s Employment Champion - Welsh Government
- Diana Lightfoot, CEO of Business Disability Forum
- Theo Smith, Co-Writer ‘Neurodiversity at Work’
- Paul Billington Workplace Support Manager - Admiral
- Jane Healey, Employer’s for Carers Wales Hub Manager
- Rebecca Brown, Neuro Diverse Strategy Coach for Access to Work
Register via Eventbrite to join us for this engaging conversation!
Please ask questions!
Please send any advance questions to mscymru@msociety.org.uk. We’d also love you to ask any further questions and leave comments on the day. The event facilitator will advise participants about how to do this.
If you’d like further information about MS Society Cymru please contact our Helpline at helpline@mssociety.org.uk or freephone 0808 800 8000.
Our Living Well Team are also delivering virtual wellbeing sessions for people living with MS as well as for family and friends. You can find out more about these sessions and sign up here.
We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Accessibility
We want our events to be accessible to everyone.
These sessions will run via Zoom - See the accessibility features Zoom offers.
Captions will be available and run via Zoom.
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