In Q3 2020 Ability Focus conducted a review of equality statements in Irish job advertisements across the public, semi-state, non-profit and private sectors. This review analysed 550 job posts by employers advertising in the Republic of Ireland, focusing on both

We are delighted to announce that our Managing Director, Stephen Kelly, has just won Newstalk Business Person of the Month for September 2022. This award is sponsored by Eversheds Sutherlands LLP (Ireland) and is the inaugural award in the Business

In the fourth instalment of our Client Profile Series for 2022 we profile The Health Research Board The Health Research Board (HRB) is a State Agency under the Department of Health. They support and fund health and social care research

In the third instalment of our Client Profile Series for 2022 we profile CNP Santander Insurance. CNP Santander Insurance is a joint venture international insurance company established in Ireland and operating with authorisation by the Central Bank of Ireland since

In the second instalment of our Client Profile Series for 2022 we profile the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) is Ireland’s independent state body which assesses personal injury compensation. They facilitate a fair and

For week 1 in our Client Profile Series, we profile a client Ability Focus worked with who demonstrated such a genuine commitment to disability inclusion – SIRO Broadband. SIRO Broadband is a joint venture company between Vodafone & ESB which

It is with the best intentions that we plan to take the time to sit down and write News Articles for our website, but the best intentions don’t always translate into actionable results… so our News Articles section of the

In their newly published Annual Report for 2020, The Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission (IHREC) stated that 35% of all complaints made under the Employment Equality Acts 1998 – 2015 were related to disability discrimination. In this same report

There are 1.3 billion people in the world living with a disability. This is the largest minority group on the planet. In Ireland there are well over 650,000 people living with a disability, which represents the largest minority group in

It has been quite some time since we last posted a news item on the Ability Focus website. Thankfully, we have simply been too busy to commit to writing updates since early spring, but our hope going forward is that

Ability Focus are delighted to announce our partnership with the National Recruitment Federation to deliver Live Online Disability Awareness Training to their members through their National Recruitment Federation Skillnet Network. Founded in 1970, The National Recruitment Federation is the representative

We are delighted to announce that Ability Focus has achieved CPD accredited status for our Live Online Disability Awareness Training Programme. This is the first time in Ireland that a disability awareness programme has been awarded independent CPD accredited status,