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How To Make Workplaces More Welcoming For Employees With Disabilities:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewpulrang/2019/11/04/how-to-make-workplaces-more-welcoming-for-employees-with-disabilities/#473d53fe53d8 October was National Disability Employment Awareness Month. It’s a time each year when disability organizations, elected officials, business experts, and journalists discuss the status of disabled people in the job market and workplace. We generally start by taking stock of the size and shape of the disability employment gap. It’s

A Guide to Autism Friendly Activities:

https://www.independent.ie/life/a-guide-to-autism-friendly-activities-38652849.html After her nephew was diagnosed with autism, journalist Laura Noonan began work on an autism-friendly activities website to give families easy access to the services. I wanted the whole world for him, but in the weeks and months after my nephew’s autism diagnosis, Dillon’s life seemed squashed into a

ENJOY TENNIS:

https://www.tennisireland.ie/clubs/enjoy-tennis/ ENJOY TENNIS is the Tennis Ireland programme for players with a disability to learn and enjoy playing tennis in clubs around Ireland. Enjoy Tennis is a project developed by Tennis Ireland in conjunction with service providers, including Stewarts Care, Carmona Services, St Michael’s House, Cheeverstown, Festine Lente, Sunbeam and Lakers. The 

IncredABLE:

https://incredable.org.uk/ https://incredable.org.uk/ IncredABLE is a voluntary organisation creating meaningful social, recreational, and educational opportunities for people with a learning/intellectual disability and/or autism. IncredABLE individuals are empowered to make choices, discover talents, realise passions, and participate in a community on their own terms.  IncredABLE deliver projects and services in the Southern

iCare Housing:

https://icarehousing.ie/ https://icarehousing.ie/ iCare Housing is a not for profit, regulated approved housing body. We were established to help homeowners who qualify for Mortgage to Rent to remain in their family homes, we look to buy suitable homes from lenders where the mortgage holder can’t pay the mortgage and is eligible

Autism Initiatives:

https://www.autisminitiatives.org/about-autism Over 1 in 100 people in the UK and Ireland may be on the autism spectrum. People with a diagnosis of autism (including Asperger syndrome) usually experience some differences in social communication and social interaction, and sensory sensitivities.  These differences impact on day to day lives; but everyone with

Mayo Employers urged to Increase Access to People with Disabilities:

https://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/110934/mayo-employers-urged-to-increase-access-to-people-with-disabilities The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called on Mayo employers to think about how they can make access to job recruitment and workplaces across the county fairer for people with disabilities. The Commission has also asked that employers ensure to speak directly with people with disabilities to

Galway Employers urged to help People with Disabilities Access the Jobs Market:

https://galwaydaily.com/business/jobs-access-for-people-with-disabilities/ Employers in Galway are being urged to think about how they can make access to jobs and workplace conditions fairer for people with disabilities. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is advising employers to speak directly to people with disabilities to understand what reasonable accommodations related to work