Topic: diversity and inclusion

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Become a Disability Confident organisation

Before diving into your Disability Confident journey, find out how we started ours and how we continue to strive for an inclusive working environment for all

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Website Accessibility: How to Reach Everyone in Your Audience

Website accessibility is an important part of complete website optimization. Here’s how to make your website more accessible to your entire audience.
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Disability inclusion: A Q&A with IBM

In this blog, IBM's Disability Employee Network Group (ENG) Lead and D&I Champion, Alix Horton, shares how IBM champion disability inclusion.
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Workplace adjustments in the age of remote working

Hear from our friends at Ofcom on how they've revamped their reasonable adjustments policy with a more inclusive and sustainable approach
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Texthelp's Own Journey to Becoming a Disability Confident Employer

Our vision here at Texthelp is of a world where difference, disability or language are no longer barriers. Couple that with our mission of wanting to help unlock everyone’s full potential through innovative technology, and it only makes sense that we get involved in the Department of Work and Pensions’ Disability Confident scheme. Whilst we’ve been committed to the scheme for some time, we’re now a proud Disability Confident Employer with our sights set on becoming a Disability Confident Leader in the near future. So, here’s a little sneak peek into our journey…
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6 facts I wish people understood about neurodiversity

In this blog Cory shares what it’s like to be neurodiverse living in a ‘neurotypical’ world. Discover 6 facts he wants you to know.
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Belongingness at work: DE&I experts share how to create a culture that promotes acceptance, inclusion & belonging

Hear 7 key thoughts from DE&I experts on creating a culture that promotes acceptance, inclusion & belonging.
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4 ways the policing community are making a difference in diversity & inclusion

In this blog, hear how four policing organisations are making a difference in the diversity and inclusion space.
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Why your workplace needs a dash of Autism

Neurodiverse conditions are a part of human diversity with each making the world a more interesting and unique place to be. Those with Autism experience the world differently and offer original concepts of shared experiences.
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'What’s next for inclusion?' - a remote working checklist for D&I leaders

In this guest blog, Richard Shakespeare from Workplace Diversity Solutions, discusses the opportunities that remote working environments have for diversity and inclusion.
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We’re back, with a focus on transforming tomorrow!

On 25 & 26 October, our virtual Festival of Workplace Inclusion will be back. As the second of its kind, it’s become an annual event exploring inclusion for neurodivergent, disabled & multilingual employees, and beyond!

D&I in recruitment: An interview with the Head of Talent Acquisition at Ingeus

We recently interviewed the Head of Talent Acquisition at Ingeus, Emily Garvie, to discover what role D&I plays in recruitment. In this Q&A, Emily shares how and why it’s embedded in everything they do.
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10 tips for 'going hybrid' with diversity and inclusion in mind

Gain 10 diversity and inclusion considerations for moving to a hybrid work model.
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13 consciously inclusive behaviors to foster in the workplace

What is one way your organization can be more proactive in creating a workplace where curiosity about differences is welcomed and encouraged, and where inclusion is the mutual responsibility of everyone?
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Why kindness matters in life and work

In this guest blog, our friends at BPDTS share with us how they've been supporting the wellbeing of their employees while working remotely
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Neurodiversity exists in the world and should be in the workplace too

Check out our infographic for a quick overview of what neurodiversity is.
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Supporting autistic employees during change

In this guest blog, our friends at Auticon tell us how they support employees with Autism during times of change.
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Celebrating different minds

This week ( March 21st - 27th) marks Neurodiversity Celebration Week, an event that celebrates neurodivergent strengths at all stages in life, from school to the workplace.
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12 tips for supporting colleagues with ADHD

ADHD coaches, business leaders, and people with lived experience of ADHD share 12 tips to help you support employees with ADHD to accomplish their tasks and feel accepted in the work environment.
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