Reasonable adjustments: Developing good practice

In-person event on developing good practice in making reasonable adjustments in the workplace

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Join us for an in-person event focused on developing good practice in making reasonable adjustments that remove barriers and support disabled people in recruitment and employment.

Date: Thursday 5 March 2026
Time: 9.30 am to 12:30 pm (a light lunch will be provided)
Location: Ulster University Belfast

Registration begins at 9:30am, with tea and coffee available before the event starts at 10:00am.

Event programme

• Welcome: Emma Patterson, Chair, Employers for Disability NI
• Reasonable adjustment cases and settlements: Michelle Killough, Equality Commission for NI
• Workable, Access to Work and condition management programmes: Shauna Robinson, Department for Communities
• Encouraging declaration of disability: Rachel Doran, Education Authority NI
• Reasonable adjustment template: Aileen Donnelly, Education Authority for NI
• Reasonable adjustment agreement - “Disability Passport”: Samantha Whann, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
• Panel discussion: With the speakers and representatives from the ECNI Advisory Services team
• Final words: Emma Patterson, Chair, Employers for Disability NI

The event is delivered in partnership by the Equality Commission and Employers for Disability NI.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend or participate in this event, please let us know when booking through Eventbrite. We will contact you to discuss your needs.

If you have difficulty completing your booking on Eventbrite, please email Peter Milner at pmilner@equalityni.org.