Ability Allies and Self Advocacy.
Thu 22 Jun
|London
A seminar to promote allyship in the built environment. This event will include presentations from the Business Disability Forum and Lionheart looking at how we can all be an ally to colleagues, and how to effectively self-advocate in the work environment.
Time & Location
22 Jun 2023, 08:30 – 10:00
London, One, Fitzroy 6, Mortimer St, London W1T 3JJ, UK
About the event
Topic:
Please join us for a fantastic and informative session on how you can be an effective Ability Ally within your workplace, or how you can effectively and confidently advocate for yourself within the workplace and the benefits of doing so.
Speakers:
Adrian Ward, Head of Disability Partnerships, Business Disability Forum
Adrian leads the teams responsible for all relationships with Business Disability Forum’s Members and Partners as well as overseeing the consultancy and learning and development services. Adrian is an experienced disability consultant and has an extensive background in human resources within the public sector, specialising in diversity and inclusion.
Adrian spent several years as a regional diversity and inclusion manager providing strategic guidance and advice to a large operational business area within the public sector. Prior to that he was the Chief Welfare Officer leading a team of staff counsellors and had overall responsibility for the department’s wellbeing strategy.