Conference: Recruiting & retaining people with dyslexia

19th October 2006, 00:00am - 00:01am, Past event

Dyslexia is a combination of abilities and difficulties that affect the learning process. Up to 2.9 million workers in the UK experience dyslexia in terms of one or more of the following: writing, spelling, numeracy, time-keeping or personal organisation.

It is very likely that some of your job applicants and employees will have dyslexia. Taking a good practice approach to employing and retaining people with dyslexia will allow you to feel confident that you are working to the spirit of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), and that you are taking full advantage of the skills and abilities of your staff.

Agenda highlights

Dyslexia - dispelling the myths

Expert input from the Adult Dyslexia and Skills Development Centre on the way in which an employee may experience dyslexia.

Dyslexia and the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)

Input from an employment law specialist on your rights and responsibilities as an employer under the DDA.

Barrier free recruitment

An example of a recruitment process designed to be barrier free for people with dyslexia from a Forum member company.

Successful retention

Member case study sharing best practice approaches to making adjustments for an employee who discovers they have dyslexia to work for you.

IT solutions

Accessible IT specialists AbilityNet demonstrate technical solutions that can make it easier for a member of staff with dyslexia to work effectively for you.

We keep our conference programmes flexible to ensure that the information they provide is topical and relevant to all delegates. Member case study details will be revealed nearer to the time. Please call Laura Courtney, events manager on 020 7403 3020 or email laura.courtney@efd.org.uk if you have any specific questions that you would like us to address on the day.

Why attend?

This event will enable you to:

• Understand what you reasonably need to do under the law to ensure that you do not discriminate against people with dyslexia.
• Create a barrier free application process, and hold inclusive interviews.
• Advise line managers on what to do if an employee discovers they have dyslexia.
• Set up your IT systems to make it easier for people with dyslexia to work effectively for you.

Who should attend?

Managers responsible for recruitment, those tasked with designing recruitment policy, HR and personnel managers, IT staff, training specialists, diversity and disability practitioners.