A Tribunal has found that an advice giving service in North Belfast – the Ardoyne Association – discriminated against a woman who worked for them as an advisor, contrary to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. The Tribunal awarded Maria McKeith, who was supported by the Equality Commission, £18,886 in compensation.  Read Equality Commission for NI […]

The first event to raise funds for EFDNI’s Disability Support Fund took place on Saturday 22 April 2017 in Newcastle Couumity Cinema. There was a fantastic turnout for a Mamma Mia movie  screening and singalong event, followed by 70s disco. The craic was fantastic and there were a number of prizes for best fancy dressed.  […]

Congratulations to Mags Harkin (our Director of Services and EFDNI’s Cognitive Behavioural Therapist) who has gained an Organisational Stress Management Diploma, with distinction, from the Stress Management Institute.  This is in addition to the Stress Management Diploma she obtained last year.  This will be a fantastic bonus for our members as she will have access […]

Oliver!: Portadown Town Hall will host an opening night charity gala performance of the musical Oliver! by E2A Inclusive Theatre, of whom at least 40% have a disability, on Thursday 25 May 2017.  Tickets cost £10 each and are available from gabrielle@efdni.org, call 07811267688.  Our member, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council, is working […]

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 NIE Networks: Disability Good Practice Update Suicide Awareness […]

Three fabulous Belfast City Council employees – From left: Alison Long, Les McCloy, Catherine Christy – took on the Todd’s Leap Zip Line Challenge on Saturday 19th November and raised an amazing £1000!  With Gift Aid that will rise to as much as £1250.  We cannot thank them enough!          

Thanks to our fabulous speakers, Lynda Fox from BT and Louise Beckett, Shared Reader Leader/Facilitator, who delivered excellent, informative presentations at our Wellbeing Event and AGM held on Wednesday 7, December 2016. With employee wellbeing being a top issue for organisations, this event was designed to share member good practice in this area.  Employers for […]

NICVA’s Deputy Chief Executive, Úna McKernan and HR Manager, Alex McGimpsey, were presented with their Member Accreditation Certificate by Employers for Disability NI’s Traning and Advice Director, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick.  This recognised the fantastic work done by NICVA to implement practices to fulfil the eight Disability Good Practice Commitments they had signed up to as members of Employers for […]

October 2017:   A massive thanks to Down GAA County Board for allowing us to collect at the recent county final in Pairc Esler, Newry.  We raised over £400. Thanks also to our volunteers for their help on the day and to the generosity of the supporters at the match.     September 2017:   […]

Employers for Disability NI is undertaking our first ever fundraising drive!!  Get your employees involved in a fundraising event/initiative of their design, however small, as every penny will make a difference.  See poster for ideas and details, kindly designed by Lead Partner BT: employers-for-disability-ni-fundraising-poster