Accessibility & Neurodiversity

Neurodiversity is a hot topic right now. Organisations are looking to hire people who are autistic & dyslexic because of the diversity of thinking they can bring to their workforce.

But how do you make sure your organisation is set up to be able to recruit neurodiverse people and enable them to thrive in your working culture, especially when it comes to your digital communications, tools and meeting practices?

Unfortunately, the needs of neurodiverse people are not well represented in the technical standards for delivering accessibility in websites and apps – the WCAG Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

In this webinar – considered “one of the most clear, and most useful / actionable webinars about neurodiversity ever” by someone who attended it – Jonathan Hassell shares the research and key learnings from research done with the National Autistic Society to deliver ‘the missing neurodiversity guidelines’ for the digital world.

He shares what the guidelines could bring for your organisation – how can they improve your recruitment and onboarding processes, the tools your staff use, your internal communications, and how your external websites and apps connect with more of your customers.

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HiHub is your home for exclusive access to resources, tools and tips about digital accessibility and inclusion, from Hassell Inclusion.

Membership of HiHub is free and gives you full access to our webinar video archive, downloads & guidance to help you on your accessibility journey whether you’re: an advocate for diversity and inclusion; your organisation’s accessibility lead; a product or campaign manager; or a member of a team creating sites and apps.

 

Explore what Neurodiversity in accessibility can bring to your organisation

With 15% of the UK population estimated to be neurodivergent, it is essential that digital products, services and content are designed in a way that takes their needs into consideration. Unfortunately, WCAG doesn’t do this well. This workshop enables your designers and content authors to understand what they need to know.

If you’ve only got 1 hour a month to improve your digital accessibility knowledge, spend it with us! Digital Accessibility Experts Live

Come and join us at our free monthly webinar:

Upcoming webinars:

  • 23rd May 2024 4pm – What makes a customer ‘vulnerable’ and how to support them
  • 20th June 2024 – 4pm – Accessibility Statements, VPATs, Documentation & Metadata: the What, Who, Why & How
  • 18th July 2024, 4pm – Creating Accessible Documents
  • 29th August 2024, 4pm – ‘Ask me anything’: Q&A with Jonathan Hassell