Diversity and inclusion (D&I) are critical priorities that are racing up the corporate agenda. But are you getting them right to benefit your organisation?
What is diversity?
Diversity refers to including, involving and recognising the diverse needs of individuals from different social, economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, genders, disabilities, sexual orientations, religions and more. Diverse workforces can give businesses a competitive edge.
What is inclusion?
Inclusion is the process of creating an environment in which individuals or members of groups feel welcomed, heard, respected, supported, valued and able to reach their full potential, whatever their background or identity or whatever disabilities they have. Chat with our friendly and knowledgeable team to find out how we can help you with diversity and inclusion at your organisation:
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Find out how we can help you build a culture where everyone belongs.
Are you doing enough to build a culture of inclusion?
The law requires all employers to treat every employee fairly and avoid discrimination. But a shift in culture doesn't happen overnight. It requires clear measures to help you address any challenges.
Providing a workplace that is inclusive by design is an efficient and positive approach to disability inclusion.
Whilst there will always be a need for some individual reasonable adjustments, looking at processes and ways of working and removing as many barriers as possible makes for a better working environment for everyone and allows you to attract, onboard and develop the very best talent for your team. A Gap analysis for the workplace can help drive positive change.
How we can help you promote inclusion
We can help employers of any size increase the diversity of their workforce and build a more inclusive workplace.
- Our experienced consultants can work with your senior teams to identify your key issues and build an achievable action plan.
- Inclusive workplace training courses will help HR and D&I professionals deliver practical change, such as more inclusive recruitment and onboarding processes, and accessible, inclusive meetings on Zoom and Teams.
- Use eLearning tools to help build greater diversity and inclusion awareness amongst staff.
Training, eLearning and Gap analysis
Workplace accessibility training
Learn about assistive technology, accessible recruitment and onboarding, and inclusive meetings using Microsoft Teams, Zoom and more on our range of online training courses.
eLearning for workplaces
Do you need a cost-effective way to teach your staff about accessibility and inclusion? AbilityNet's eLearning modules provide a deep dive into disability and accessibility considerations.
Gap analysis
Having a clear picture of where you are now and roadmap to move forward can transform your ability to make meaningful progress with disability inclusion.
Supporting individuals
Corporate helpline and online resources
Support your employees with technology and disability questions they or your customers may have, by offering a dedicated helpline straight through to the experts at AbilityNet.
1:1 support for individuals
Get cost-effective expert workplace assessments and 1-1 support for any employee in any workplace in the UK.
Assistive technology training
Make the most of accessibility and productivity tools built into mainstream packages such as Office 365 and Google Suite. We can provide 1:1 training on assistive technologies.
