Microlink

Neurodivergent Conditions: Support in the Workplace
2025-03-27 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I-CDslOMQzewP5Xjh3u8eg
This trending workplace topic featuring Ruhel Ahmed from ACAS, Dr Nancy Doyle and Prof Almuth McDowall will explore the challenges neurodivergent employees face, including communication barriers, sensory sensitivities, and time management struggles. Speakers will also discuss “masking” and its impact on wellbeing, along with legal responsibilities and workplace adjustments. Employers will gain practical strategies to support a neuroinclusive workplace, reduce stigma, and provide better support.

Working Together: Building a Disability Confident Workplace
2025-02-27 14:00 - 15:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Pb8I_Rc4SFSrKqlnfxK_Jg
Explore how organisations can collaborate with employees, stakeholders, and the Disability Confident scheme to foster an inclusive culture. Learn practical steps to meet Disability Confident criteria, from accessible recruitment to retention strategies.

Maximising employment schemes for UK Businesses
2024-10-31 14:00 - 15:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mEdv-qdOQWmEnWjixCQjvg
How to navigate the complex employment maze! Our upcoming webinar offers expert guidance on excelling in your career journey. Join us for insider insights from HSBC’s Mali Fernando’s innovative approach through digital team internships. We will then share breaking news on the government’s new Universal Support programme, announced as part of a £2bn package from the Spring Budget, which will help disabled people, individuals with health conditions and anyone with additional barriers to employment, into sustained work. Explore Universal Support, Access to Work and more with industry leaders.
Speakers:

HSBC: Mali Fernandos – Head of Digital Experience and Accessibility
Tania Martin – Neuro-Inclusion Consultant

Embracing Autism and Neurodiversity in the Workplace
2024-09-26 14:00 - 15:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7M4pcOAsQnKBBM7PRm9E-Q
Sir Robert Buckland launched his review a few months ago. The review distilled down to 19 action points, the operative word being action. As we know, the Disability Confident ethos is all about ‘a little less conversation, a little more action.’ We’ve invited Sir Robert Buckland, Prof. Nicola Martin from LSB University, and David Forbes-Nixon of DFN Foundation to share how their work supports neurodiverse and autistic people. We will look at the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ to be much more inclusive employers. David will talk about the amazing work the foundation does with supported internships, and Nicola will speak to how they are supporting undergraduates who are autistic.
Speakers:

Sir Robert Buckland – Austism Review
DFN Foundation: David Forbes-Nixon, founder
London South Bank University: Prof. Nicola Martin

Addressing the Impact of Menopause in the Workplace
2024-07-25 14:00 - 15:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zw4UDQRfQvW5LE_XGlQndA
Impact of menopause with regards to disability in work and an exploration of this being included in the Equality Act 2010. For companies looking to increase female representation at senior levels this is key. We will be joined by Sally Turner and Louise Burns from Microlink partners, Bodyline, who will reveal surprising statistics around the percentage of women leaving work because of menopause. Learn what some of the 48 symptoms are and Bodyline will share the client journey to a healthy Menopause. Maggie Burns from Scottish Water will share her personal experience of navigating Menopause and work and Microlink’s Tracey Abbott will reveal some of the adjustments you can have to hand.
Speakers:

Bodyline: Sally Turner – Founder, Managing Director
Bodyline: Louise Burns – Client Relationship Manager
Scottish Water: Maggie Burns – People Consultant, Wellbeing & Inclusion

Prioritising Mental Health and Well-being at Work
2024-06-27 14:00 - 15:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P1ZF_mNNS_qG99LBhXcWSg
This webinar is looking at the importance of having discrete support for colleagues in the workplace and those that are hybrid/home workers. There is a real challenge with employers prioritising mental health and well-being at work and it is important that we open up and engage with this conversation. We will talk about the mental health first-aiders course, soft adjustments, using external or internal counsellors and much more.
Speakers:

Mandy Whalley- Co-founder of the empowerment Passport & registered Occupational Therapist.
Cornerstone: Ramin Salehi- Coach, Mentor, Facilitator at

Understanding Reasonable Adjustments in the Workplace
2024-05-23 14:00 - 15:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I-7_OU6tQwC4cyFTxAwVZw
This webinar aims to highlight the benefits of removing barriers in the workplace to allow your colleagues to shine. Going beyond compliance to best practise. Understanding the legal implications of not adjusting, the benefits of getting this right and the 3 critical success factors needed for building a great workplace adjustment service. Microlink’s CEO Dr Nasser Siabi and Client Services Director Helen de Bretton will talk about all this and more and answer your questions.

Disability and Technology: Everything you always wanted to know but were too afraid to ask
2024-05-22 14:00 - 17:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YHAZtGyPS36XeOWIGgeDVg
Join us as we delve into the world of digital accessibility with Dr. Neil Rogers, Microlink’s Digital Accessibility Consultant, and Lucy Ruck, Business Disability Forum’s Taskforce Manager. Our focus will be on PDF remediation and a sneak peek into the realm of AI.
Lucy will also shed light on the invaluable BDF’s Technology Toolkit. Crafted by disabled individuals and accessibility experts, this toolkit offers practical advice and strategies for businesses to integrate inclusive technology seamlessly into their existing systems.
Remember, technology can either empower or hinder. Let’s ensure it’s the former! With the UK’s disabled community wielding a substantial spending power of £274 billion, it’s imperative for businesses to adopt an inclusive tech approach.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow. Secure your spot now and mark your calendars for an enlightening session.

Emotional & Mental Health: Understanding the Power Within
2024-05-13 14:00 - 15:00 | https://www.microlinkpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Emotion-Mental-Health-Understanding-the-Power-Within.mp4
Deryn Cole’s work is deeply rooted in psychological theories such as Carl Jung’s Shadow work, Humanistic approach, Transactional Analysis (TA), and psychodynamic therapy. She specialises in uncovering limiting unconscious beliefs and emotions trapped within the Shadow/Ego and transmuting them using the conscious mind as the observer. Read more
During the webinar, Deryn will explore the premise of her work, highlighting the existence of two identities within the psyche and guiding participants on how to identify and acknowledge their feelings as inner guides to unconscious repressed thoughts/beliefs.

Disability Confident Leaders Share Best Practices
2024-04-25 14:00 - 15:00 | https://www.microlinkpc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Disability-Confident-Leaders-Share-Best-Webinar.mp4
Our host Tracey Abbott specialises in accessible recruitment audits and validates Disability Confident Leader submissions. She will be talking to Disability Confident members who are working on their DC leadership journeys and Angelica Simpson from Genius Within about the great work they are doing as leaders and Tudor Fenwick from Young Epilepsy who are on the DC ladder. This will be your opportunity to understand the benefits of becoming Disability Confident and what great practices you can employ in your organisation.

The importance of diagnostic assessment in the workplace
2024-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4pfWMSwtTCqFjpIZOeKAyw

Is Literacy Becoming Obsolete?
2024-03-19 10:00 - 23:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bI7ZjnmmSVm0kIDdOedx3Q
Is Literacy Becoming Obsolete?
Is our English Curriculum Discriminatory?
Do we value what we measure, or do we measure what we value? Using Professor Nancy Doyle’s recent controversial article in Forbes Magazine as a starting point, Nancy and our very own Co-Head of Education, Marius Frank, explore the ever-growing fault lines in our Education System that allow hundreds of thousands of neurodiverse and disabled children and young people to fall through the gaps, never reaching their full potential.
A wide-ranging discussion will explore the profound disconnect between our current National Curriculum and examination system and the 21st Century Workplace, the challenge of building personal effectiveness alongside knowledge, the impact of a traditional school culture and climate on some neurodiverse children… and the real reasons why some children skip classes.

"What's New in AT?" webinar featuring Nic Ponsford's GEC Platform: Ordinary classrooms Extraordinary inclusion
2024-03-13 12:30 - 13:30 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z1XKvPcJQhO9-cO1pDoxEw
We are delighted to feature our very own Nic “Inclusion Revolution” Ponsford FRSA, Co-Head of Education at Microlink PC UK Ltd, who will describe the Global Equality Collective and GEC Platform.
The Global Equality Collective (GEC) is a multi-award-winning grassroots, global community of over 13,000 change makers, including 300+ DEI (Diversity, Equality and Inclusion) subject matter experts, working together to equip, empower and educate.
This knowledge base is contained within groundbreaking technology (the GEC Platform), which enables state-of-the-art analytics and the latest academic research to solve the biggest issues in education, which are inclusion and well-being.
The aim is simple – to make ordinary classrooms extraordinarily inclusive.

Launch of the Microlink Menopause Service by Bodyline
2024-03-08 14:00 - 15:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__2yq2UcpTMGUgMAgt2wBGg
On March 8th, International Women’s Day, Microlink is hosting a special webinar to mark the launch of our new Microlink Menopause Service by Bodyline.
Our panel, featuring five brilliant women from Microlink and Bodyline, will get together to dispel the myths that surround The Menopause and shed light on its repercussions for women’s careers. They will also discuss The Menopause’s disability status and insights into the solutions for women adversely affected by perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms at work.
This is an often overlooked but vitally important subject, and this is sure to be an eye-opening discussion. We would love to see you there so don’t miss out and follow the link to sign up!

What's new in AT? from live to online
2024-02-21 13:30 - 17:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TH6129KdTr6nrMbmQ-eMyA
What’s new in AT? Now Online
Assistive Technologies are constantly evolving, offering increased capabilities at lower costs than ever before. This is an unmissable opportunity to learn first-hand from AT creators, AT specialists and explore new ways to transform learning and working.
We have decided to run this event as an afternoon sequence of webinar presentations. This is because demand from outside London and Hampshire has been high. By offering webinars, we will give a much wider group of AT enthusiasts access to four amazing initiatives: Lexilens an innovation that is transforming access to the written word for children and adults with Dyslexia, we will have the creator present, video-conferencing from France! Experts from Phonak will explain how technology can not only overcome the significant issues faced by many children due to chronic and acute hearing loss, but also enhance the quality of the learning environment for every child. Sensory Readable a brand new text-to-speech reading tool that is incredibly easy to use and install, ideal for regulated examinations at 16, 18, at University and at primary Key Stage 2 level too. We will also have a presentation on Ergonomics from OrangeBox. This is a wonderful CPD opportunity for anyone passionate about making learning, working, and living more accessible to all.
