Autism and Reasonable Adjustments in the Workplace

Description

Dr Catriona Stewart OBE , the founder of SWAN: Scottish Women’s Autism Network and Dr Fiona Kumari Campbell , Professor of Disability and Ableism Studies, School of Education and Social Work, University of Dundee led this workshop that raises as many questions as answers, such as: The Equalities Act stipulates the requirement for employers to make 'reasonable adjustments' for employees with protected characteristics.

What if, for autistic people, no-one knows what those adjustments might be, including the autistic employee? What about the barriers to gaining employment in the first place for autistic people? And what if, even when they scale those barriers, issues of communication in the workplace are so profound, they marginalise and discriminate in ways that are 'invisible' to all except the autistic employee? What is the cost and who pays it?

Period	25 Nov 2020
Event title	Disability History Month 2020
Event type	Other
Location	Dundee, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	Regional