About Ability Focus


About Ability Focus


At Ability Focus we are disability inclusion specialists. We offer a contemporary approach to disability awareness training, delivering Ireland's only award-winning disability awareness training programmes which are CPD accredited and have received professional body endorsement from the L&DI. We also have sector leading knowledge of the reasonable accommodation process and act as consultants in this important area of disability inclusion.

We are proud to be selected by The Valuable 500 as one of only 90 international Global Solutions Partners. Our training facilitators are fully qualified and accredited and have vast experience working in the disability sector. We believe this experience is a key aspect to effective delivery of disability awareness training to our clients.
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Stephen Kelly is Managing Director & Founder of Ability Focus


Stephen Kelly is the Managing Director and Founder of Ability Focus, a leading organisation at the forefront of disability inclusion, drawing on over twenty years' expertise spanning recruitment, advanced disability education, and supported employment sectors.

Stephen acts as an advisor to Irish government departments, global brands and prominent public and state bodies, offering strategic guidance on reasonable accommodation and disability inclusion. His training programmes are delivered to leading organisations across Ireland, the UK and Europe, equipping teams with the knowledge and skills to foster truly inclusive workplaces. Stephen’s expertise extends to delivering advanced programmes on reasonable accommodation in the workplace and is on a number of steering groups where he assists with the strategy and guidance of projects.

Prior to establishing Ability Focus, Stephen worked as a Legal Recruitment Consultant before transitioning to the disability sector in 2008 where he worked for over a decade at EmployAbility Service, Ireland's national supported employment provider for people with disabilities. Stephen held roles as Disability Employment Facilitator and Company Coordinator before joining North Leinster Citizen's Information Service as part of the Regional Management Team, further broadening his leadership experience.

Stephen holds a BA. in Law & Economics and an LL.B. Postgraduate Degree in Law from NUI Galway. Additionally, He has a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Relations & Event Management from The Fitzwilliam Institute and a QQI Level 6 Qualification in Disability Awareness.

As a CPD Accredited and QQI Certified Trainer, Stephen is a registered member of the Learning & Development Institute (L&DI). He also serves as the lead contact point for Valuable 500 businesses, solidifying Ability Focus as a partner of choice for organisations seeking to transform their workplace inclusivity and accessibility.

Contact Stephen at stephen@abilityfocus.ie or call (01) 699 1150 | (087) 417 0652.

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Valuable 500 Global Solutions Partner


In 2023 Ability Focus were announced as a Global Solutions Partner for The Valuable 500.

The Valuable 500 is a worldwide business partnership of 500 of the largest companies across the globe who are working together to end workplace disability exclusion. This initiative is supported by The World Economic Forum, International Disability Alliance and The Nippon Foundation.

As part of the service offering to this global partnership, The Valuable 500 formed a Solutions Partner Directory with the aim of creating the world's first independently expert reviewed global directory of consultants specialising in disability inclusion and accessibility.

Only 90 Solutions Partners have been selected by The Valuable 500 globally. Ability Focus is honoured to be selected as part of this group of international disability inclusion experts for our experience in the delivery of disability awareness training.

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