DWP Webinars
Championing Neurodiversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion
On this page you will find our series of Disability Confident (DWP) Webinars.
At Do-IT we are passionate about championing Neurodiversity, wellbeing and inclusion and are proud to be a disability confident leader. We work with a variety of sectors including Employment and Recruitment, Into Work, Education, Apprenticeships, Justice, Probation and for individuals.
We offer a variety of services including:
- Sector Specific Neurodiversity Screening Platforms (please see main menu bar)
- Consultancy and Traning
- Embracing Neurodiversity E-learning (Neurodiversity Aware® Standard)
- Personal Profilers (please see main menu bar)
- OCN Level 4 Neurodiversity Aware® Training and Accreditation Programme
Welcome to the Disability Confident (DWP) Webinars.
Do-IT are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader.
In collaboration with The DWP and the Disability Confident Scheme, we have partnered with various organisation to bring you this serious of webinars all about Neurodiversity and Wellbeing in the workplace.
Thank you to all of the guest speakers who joined Professor Kirby on the webinars and special thanks to the organisers:
Prof Amanda Kirby (Do-IT), Michael Vermeersch (Microsoft), Neil Eustice, Alison Rochford & Richard Day (KPMG), Amanda Wadsworth MBE DL (DWP) & Julie Williams (DWP), Geraldine Scott-Smith (Seetec Pluss)
Want to know more about us, head to our about us page. You can also get in touch with our team at info@doitprofiler.com . Please share these webinars and help us to spread Neurodiversity Awareness.
Workplace mental health & support for shielding employees
Professor Amanda Kirby is joined by Marise Mackie who shares a case study from Seetec Pluss.
Access to Work – Information about the Scheme
Professor Amanda Kirby is joined by Michael Vermeersch who shares a case study from Microsoft and talks about their approach to accessibility.
Retaining Disabled Employees Through Covid-19
Professor Amanda Kirby & Microsoft’s Michael Vermeersch are joined by Justin Tomlinson MP (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work) to talk about the Disability Confident Scheme.
Changing the Conversations to Implement Inclusive Economic Planning
Professor Amanda Kirby & Microsoft’s Michael Vermeersch are joined by Mike Adams CEO or Purple to talk about
Practical Strategies for Effective and Inclusive Remote Team Working
Professor Amanda Kirby & Microsoft’s Michael Vermeersch are joined by Nancy Doyle CEO of Genius Within.
Supporting Your Employees to Return Safely Back to Work
Professor Amanda Kirby is joined by Microsoft’s Michael Vermeersch to share Microsoft’s experiences with supporting employees back to the work.
Mental Health in the Workplace – Practical Line Manager Support
Professor Amanda Kirby is joined by Microsoft’s Michael Vermeersch to shares some tips to support mental health in the workplace..
Language & Communication Based Challenges
Professor Amanda Kirby and Microsoft’s Michael Vermeersch are joined by Derek Groves from The North East Autism Society, who talks about how they support people into employment.
Inclusive Recruitment Practice to Support Disabled Applicants
Professor Amanda Kirby and Microsoft’s Michael Vermeersch are joined by Jane Hatton CEO of Evenbreak to about recruitment and disabled applicants.
Recognising The Talent Of Disabled People and Maximising Opportunities For Progression
Professor Amanda Kirby and Microsoft’s Michael Vermeersch are Joined by Adam Hyland, CEO of Diversity and Ability.
Disability Confident and Work Programme Provider Services
Professor Amanda Kirby and Microsoft’s Michael Vermeersch are Joined by Grant Neems from ingeus highlighting the help and support that work and health programme providers can offer employees.
Coming down the Mountain – building resilience and a sustainable work-force
Professor Amanda Kirby is Joined by Pat Ashworth from AdviserPlus to talk about what they are doing to support workforce mental health and wellbeing.
Mental Health in the Workplace
Professor Amanda Kirby is Joined by Katie Clark from Seetec Pluss to talk about mental health in the workplace.
Onboarding Disabled Workers & The DC Scheme
Professor Amanda Kirby is Joined by Ingeus and Seetec Pluss to discuss the Disability Confident Scheme, and how this is being used across the UK.
Understanding Language and Communication Based Challenges
Professor Amanda Kirby and Microsoft’s Michael Vermeersch are joined by Derek Groves from The North East Autism Society, who talks about how they support people into employment.
Disability Confident and Work and Health Programme Provider services
Professor Amanda Kirby is joined by Grant Neems from Ingeus to talk about the Disability Confident and Work and Health Programme Provider services.