In partnership with Employers for Change
This workshop is designed for individuals in the arts and creative sectors with experience employing others. Whether you’re leading a project as the lead artist or overseeing a team within an organisation, this workshop will provide valuable insights and tools for effectively guiding and supporting your team.
What is included?
This training session is intended as an introduction to disability awareness, looking broadly at disability in an Irish context, language, legislation, medical vs social models of disability, positive business case for disability, challenging misconceptions, reasonable accommodations and disclosure. You will gain a better understanding of the diversity of disability, existing barriers and how to be a disability champion in your workplace.
Facilitated by Employers for Change’s Programme Manager, Anna Boda (she/her). Employers for Change is an employer disability information service funded by the Dept of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
The session will be approx. 1 hour 30 mins, including time for questions. Live captioning will be provided.
Should you have any additional reasonable accommodation needs, please email: info@safetocreate.ie or call 01 6704906.
This online workshop also takes place:Â
Wednesday 30 April, 12.30 – 2pm (online, Zoom)
PARTICIPANT TESTIMONIALS:
“A great overview of understanding how employers can approach disability awareness and inclusion, and how we can best work towards tackling barriers. A really informative, open discussion!”
“The tutor was open, energetic, helpful, knowledgeable and passionate, while also being compassionate towards the learners’ gaps in knowledge. I also really liked and found the real-life examples super helpful.”