This is the first part of a series of webinars providing support for disabled people who are job seeking. This webinar will focus on disclosure and reasonable adjustments.
NB: Disability is a broad umbrella, covering any form of physical and/or mental difference that has a significant impact on a person’s daily life. This includes a wide spectrum of experiences including mental health conditions, chronic illnesses and other long-term health conditions, neurodivergence, sensory impairments, mobility impairments, and learning disability.
Live captions will be available along with BSL interpretation. If you have any access needs then please let us know (careers@rsc.org).
The series’ objectives:
Sarah Salter RCDP, Careers and Professional Development Adviser, Royal Society of Chemistry
Emrys Travis, Disability and Accessibility Specialist, Royal Society of Chemistry
Guest speakers for this webinar:
Alice Archer, Employment Advisor, RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People)
Anna Dearden, Chemists’ Community Fund Manager, Royal Society of Chemistry
Leo Capella, Job Coach, National Autistic Society
Steve Tyler, Director of Assistive Technology, Leonard Cheshire
Please note:
By registering, your information will be submitted to the webinar organiser who will use your information to communicate with you regarding this event and other services.
In order to register for this webinar, you will need to read, understand and agree to the terms set out in:
NB: Disability is a broad umbrella, covering any form of physical and/or mental difference that has a significant impact on a person’s daily life. This includes a wide spectrum of experiences including mental health conditions, chronic illnesses and other long-term health conditions, neurodivergence, sensory impairments, mobility impairments, and learning disability.
Live captions will be available along with BSL interpretation. If you have any access needs then please let us know (careers@rsc.org).
The series’ objectives:
- To provide practical advice, information and tips to support a disabled person who is job seeking, or those who are supporting disabled people who are job seeking.
- To highlight resources and organisations who can support job seekers with information, personalised support and resources etc (including the RSC and Chemists’ Community Fund).
- To highlight resources and support available to disabled people and employers to support employee/job retention.
- To use the social model of disability to frame job searching etc.
Sarah Salter RCDP, Careers and Professional Development Adviser, Royal Society of Chemistry
Emrys Travis, Disability and Accessibility Specialist, Royal Society of Chemistry
Guest speakers for this webinar:
Alice Archer, Employment Advisor, RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People)
Anna Dearden, Chemists’ Community Fund Manager, Royal Society of Chemistry
Leo Capella, Job Coach, National Autistic Society
Steve Tyler, Director of Assistive Technology, Leonard Cheshire
Please note:
By registering, your information will be submitted to the webinar organiser who will use your information to communicate with you regarding this event and other services.
In order to register for this webinar, you will need to read, understand and agree to the terms set out in:
- Our privacy statement: rsc.li/privacy
- Our terms and conditions: https://www.rsc.org/help-legal/legal/terms-conditions/
