Diversify your Workplace - Lunchtime Briefing - Cork

Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind’s Employment Project aims to support people who are blind and vision impaired to access meaningful employment.

Join us for our Employers' Diversify your Workforce lunchtime briefing, in association with Sight and Sound Technology.

As an employer, would you like to find out more about recruiting and employing people with sight loss?

You’ll have a chance to learn about the funding and supports available to employers, talk to the organisations providing support, and see the latest technology that helps to level the playing field for employees who are blind or vision impaired.

We will be joined by keynote speaker Dr Sinead Kane on the topics of resilience, mindset and teamwork.

Sinead has only 5% vision and is registered as legally blind. She has two PhD’s, is a qualified lawyer and lectures on the topics of disability law and policy. She is also an athlete who has competed and represented Ireland at ultra-distances. She is also a double Guinness World Record holder.

Panel discussion

Our expert panel will share their insights on the benefits of diversity to your workplace and on some of the practical considerations of employing people with sight loss.

Our panel of experts, who will address any potential concerns an employer may have, includes:

• Dermot Crosby, Department of Social Protection who will have all the information on the many financial supports available to employers.

• Sight & Sound Technology who will have updates on and demonstrations of the latest assistive technology available.

• John Delaney, Psychotherapist, will highlight the positive impact of hiring an employee who is blind or vision impaired.

• Claire Kennelly will provide information on formal awareness training for employers and staff.

• Mark Keogh, Interview Coach, will discuss how he has achieved success in his current role and setting up his own business..

• Mary Cawley, Project Manager for our Employment Project will discuss accessibility in the workplace.

• Tim O’Mahony, our CEO, will be Master of Ceremonies.

Join us if you’re involved in:

• Recruitment and selection

• HR

• Diversity and inclusion

• Disability / Access

If you have an interest in this area Click Here to register, or know of companies who would like to attend, please contact EmploymentProject@GuideDogs.ie or the following people:

• Mary Cawley: Project Manager (MaryCawley@GuideDogs.ie) (087 791 0129)

• Mary Crossin: Project Administrator (MaryCrossin@GuideDogs.ie) (085 804 2234)

• Joanna Lenihan: Employment Project Resource Officer (JLenihan@GuideDogs.ie) (087 994 5115)

This project is co-funded by the Government of Ireland, through the Department of Social Protection and the European Union.