Event Summary
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Policy Insight Wales is pleased to bring you advance notice of our annual Disability Inclusion in the Workplace Wales Conference taking place in Cardiff in February.
The conference will bring together Welsh employers of all sizes to explore disability inclusion in practice. How can your organisation build a truly inclusive workplace and reap the benefits of a diverse workforce?
The Welsh Government is developing a 10-year Disabled People’s Rights Plan, aiming to advance the rights and opportunities of all disabled people in Wales. Equal access to work is essential for disabled people’s independence, dignity, and participation in society. Despite this, disabled people in Wales are 50% less likely to be in employment and more likely to experience in-work poverty. Explore your organisation’s role in helping to close the disability employment gap in Wales.
With 28% of the working age population in Wales having a disability, now is the time to rethink your access and inclusion strategies. Find out how your organisation can remove barriers to work and create a supportive environment where disabled people can thrive in their careers.
Featuring lived experience, policy updates, and best practice case studies from across Wales, sessions will cover:
- Towards a social model of disability
- Inclusive recruitment – hiring, onboarding and career progression
- Creating a culture that encourages openness, trust and disclosure
- Fair, flexible and inclusive HR policies
- Upholding legal responsibilities and delivering effective workplace adjustments
- Supporting line managers to have conversations about disabilities, tackling stigma, bias, and discrimination
- Collecting data, measuring impact, and success
- Supporting employees with invisible disability, neurodivergence and mental health.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to network with colleagues and improve your understanding of disability inclusion in the workplace. Take steps now to create an accessible equitable thriving workplace.
Key Points
- Update on the progress of the Welsh Government’s Disabled People’s Rights Plan
- Embedding the Social Model of Disability in the workplace
- Inclusive leadership – creating cultures of trust and fostering safe environments
- Recruiting talented candidates with disabilities – accessible job design, inclusive advertisements and bias-free interviews
- Supporting accessibility with artificial intelligence and digital tools
- Driving career progression and improving access to self-employment support
- Supporting employees with invisible disabilities, neurodivergence and mental health
- Mitigating the intersectional challenges disabled staff experience at work
- Gathering and reporting information relating to disability and addressing the disability pay gap
- Co-production – working in partnership with employees, advocacy and disabled people’s organisations to develop policies
- Measuring inclusion – metrics, audits and accountability
Venue Details and Access
The Conference will take place at a fully accessible venue in central Cardiff. Attend this full-day event in person to network, build relationships and learn from your peers.
This event is wheelchair accessible and a hearing loop will be available. Please let us know about your access requirements one week before the event.
