NDA Annual Conference 2022:  Session 2 - Accessibility of Employment
Channel: National Disability Authority
Date: 2022-12-06

The 2022 NDA conference examined Article 9 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) on Accessibility. Key points shared through this Conference included understanding Article 9 of the UNCRPD; exploring a holistic understanding of accessibility, equal access and employment; exchanging learning across the public and private sectors; moving beyond the minimum standards; using universal design principles to build inclusive environments including information and services. This is the first NDA conference run as a hybrid event.

Accessibility of Employment

Chair: Siobhán McKenna Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at the Public Appointments Service

Kim Hoque, Professor of HR Management King’s Business School, London ‘Addressing disability employment disadvantage: the Disability Employment Charter’.

Pamela Uwakwe, Organization Design and Development, Department of Justice ‘Using an Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Maturity model to increase awareness and develop an EDI strategy for the Department of Justice’.

Caroline McGrotty, Programme Manager, AHEAD ‘The Business Case for Hiring People with Disabilities’.

Emma Bennett Wren, WAM Graduate, ‘from intern to employee’.