Executive Briefing:
Disability Inclusive Workplaces

Creating a disability and neurodiversity-inclusive culture in the workplace is not just a moral imperative; it’s a strategic advantage.

Embracing inclusivity allows your organisation to tap into a diverse talent pool and enhance your reputation. By leveraging the talents of disabled and neurodivergent employees, organisations can not only enhance productivity, but also reduce costs, improve market competitiveness, and access additional markets.

However, fostering a disability and neurodiversity-inclusive workplace culture requires a deliberate and sustained senior leadership commitment. No organisation can embed good DEI principles, including disability and neurodiversity-inclusion, unless it is championed from the very top.

This Executive Briefing, delivered by Phil Turner, Chief Executive of the NZ Disability Employers’ Network, offers insights into the numerous benefits of a disability-inclusive workplace, including:

• Defining disability
• The business case for disability inclusion - what the data says
• Unlocking your team’s full potential
• Tapping into the vast talent pool of disabled and neurodivergent-people
• Why this is not merely a nice-to-have, but essential for organisational success
• Dispelling common misconceptions
• Case studies/stories
• Strategies to remove barriers.