At Ability Focus, we are proud to say that we have been doing our bit to help those who require work related assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since we offered our free services through Linkedin, email and other channels a

There are many barriers faced by people with disabilities when seeking employment. According to the social model of disability, disability is caused by the way society is organised, rather than focusing on someone’s impairments or differences. This model of thinking

Ability Focus are delighted to announce the launch of our Remote Disability Awareness Training Programme. Remote or online Disability Awareness training is when the trainer facilitates a training session with a dispersed workforce who are at a number of different

This will all be over, eventually. Life will return to whatever the new normal will be. Those of us tasked with working from home will return to the office. The cafes, restaurants and bars will reopen. The barbers will have

The irony of us all having to pull together by staying apart isn’t lost on Irish people. We’re a country who thrive on physical, social and emotional contact. But government instruction and medical advice requests us all to keep a

In my previous role as Development Manager with North Leinster Citizens Information Service I acted as an Advocacy Case Manager where I managed a team of dedicated Information Officers who, with the assistance of Advocacy Support Workers engaged in complex

For over nine years I worked with EmployAbility Service, Ireland’s national supported employment provider for people with disabilities. During this time, I worked both as Employment Facilitator and Company Coordinator and had the opportunity to work in both rural and

Over the course of the coming weeks, we will write several brief articles referencing the importance as well as benefits to society of increasing knowledge around greater disability awareness. Disability Awareness Training is a key tool for organisations in increasing

Continuing with the focus on the importance of Disability Awareness training for organisations, in this week’s section we will look at the Disability Awareness Support Scheme. The Disability Awareness Support Scheme (DASS) is a scheme whereby private sector employers that

Over the next two weeks we will look at more specific benefits to Disability Awareness training. While a good training programme should obviously result in greater overall awareness from business owners, line management, human resource teams and general staff when