A woman who was denied a reasonable adjustment (reduction in working hours) due to her mental health disability has received £11,840 from her employer, Charles Hurst Ltd.  Read full story: http://www.equalityni.org/Footer-Links/News/Individuals/%C2%A311,840-award-in-disability-ruling-against-Charles  

A very interesting and important research report has been published, “Does it matter? Decision-making by people with learning disabilities”.  Based on research with people with learning disabilities in Scotland, it sheds light on questions of relevance to all people with learning disabilities. It concluded that it really does matter to people who have a learning […]

http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/lisburn-man-learning-difficulties-lands-13424103

Newcastle named NI’s first autism-friendly town, congratulations to local businesses & Newry Mourne & Down Council: http://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/health/northern-irelands-first-autism-friendly-12750728

One of our members, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, has shared its guide, Making Communication Accessible.  The Trust co-produced this guide with people with a disability and representative organisations. It is a regional resource for Health and Social Care practitioners but is equally applicable in other sectors. It is a fantastic document and well […]

Welcome our newest member, Commissioner for Older People for NI (COPNI).  Employers for Disability NI would like to thank them for their commitment to disability good practice and looks forward to working with them to promote access to employment and services for disabled people. The role of COPNI is to safeguard and promote the interests […]

Congratulations to the 17 employees who underwent our “Disability Positive” Training and Accreditation on Friday 23 June 2017.  Their commitment to disability good practice and enthusiasm was fantastic.  They came from four of our member employers: Belfast City Council, Belfast Harbour, NI Public Services Ombudsman and Queen’s University.  Well done to all involved!

Disability Positive Seminar and Accreditation: hosted by Translink Stress Awareness and Emotional Resilience Workshop for members: hosted in Equality Commission for NI Visual Awareness Briefing: Dept of Health Stress Awareness and Emotional Resilience Workshop: Local Government Staff Commission, hosted in Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council Autism briefing: Dept of Health Autism briefing: The Executive Office […]

Employers for Disability NI has chosen “Disability Positive” as the theme for our annual June member event.  This half-day seminar, kindly hosted by one of our Lead Partners, Translink, will take place on Friday, 23 June 2017 from 9.30am – 1.00pm in Training Room, Floor 1a, Translink Training Facility, 22 Great Victoria Street, Belfast BT2 […]

Dominic McCanny, Chartered Psychologist and former Board Member of Employers for Disability NI, has provided insight and advice on the need to make reasonable adjustments when using psychometric testing, specifically in reference to a recent case involving someone on the autism spectrum in GB. Read Dominic’s blog here: Website Psychometric Tests and Reasonable Adjustments – […]