Tuesday 9th December; 9.30am to10.45am
Virtual Disability Insights
Recruitment processes are designed to be challenging. However, for the 16% of students in UK universities who identify as having a disability, they can be even more challenging because of the additional considerations that having a disability or health condition frequently bring; challenges such as disclosure, requesting support and stating mitigating circumstances. Understanding these challenges is fundamental for employers if you are to successfully engage with this talent pool and support them through your recruitment process.
Our Disability Insights provide you with the opportunity to hear from students and recent graduates who openly share the unique challenges they encounter due to their disabilities. Through their lived experiences, they will offer practical insights into managing disabilities in everyday life, navigating job applications, disclosing disabilities to potential employers, and seeking necessary accommodations in the workplace.
Their insights will also remind us of the ‘plus’ that individuals frequently develop due to managing their disability and navigating the barriers and obstacles that life throws their way; skills such as resilience, determination and problem solving, all of which are an asset in the workplace.
Our Disability Insights will be interactive and enable delegates to engage in conversations with our speakers and to ask the questions that they normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to ask and / or feel comfortable asking. Debate, discussion and alternative viewpoints are all encouraged not least that they are all an excellent vehicle to build our understanding of this challenging topic.
Attending the Disability Insights panel will provide delegates with a clearer understanding not just of the barriers disabled students face during recruitment and in the workplace but on potential solutions to these barriers and how to best implement them. This session will help you effectively engage and support early years disabled talent, ensuring your organization attracts and empowers a diverse workforce.
MyPlus Employers’ Club members are entitled to 8 complimentary places. Non-members may purchase places at a price of £95 + VAT. Contact lise@myplusconsulting.com to purchase places or to find out more about Employers’ Club membership.
MyPlus run a variety of these types of events for employers. For details of the different types visit our events page. For details of forthcoming Employers’ Club events taking place visit our events calendar page.
