Autism Impact Award for Businesses

Organisations that achieve the Autism Impact Award receive:

• Recognition as an award winning business that promotes inclusion and diversity.
• Award Plaque and PR toolkit that promotes your business as an Impact Award Champion.
• Live, CPD certified and tailored training that gives your team the skills and confidence to support autistic customers and employees.
• An on-demand webinar for every member of staff to access, to build a culture of inclusion across your whole team. 
• Individualised action plan and reasonable adjustments for your business.
• AQA Unit Award Accreditations for Autism Champions within your staff team, to build professional development. We are the only autism-specific training agency in Northern Ireland to offer the AQA Unit Award Scheme, which ensures the highest standard of learning. 

• Ongoing support for 3 years for your business to become autism accessible.

   

Find out more about our on-demand webinar

1. Register your business – Email training@autismni.org to discuss costs and training requirements.
2. Training delivered on set date – Our professional trainers will deliver an accredited, tailored training course to 25 staff. If you have a smaller or larger organisation, we will tailor our training to your needs. This can be delivered via Zoom or in-person.
3. Develop an action plan – Discuss the changes you can make within your organisation to make it more accessible and inclusive for autistic customers and employees. Receive help and support from our team to develop your action plan.
4. Make adjustments – Build an inclusive and welcoming environment for autistic people within your organisation with a specific action plan.
5. Empower your whole team - receive link to an on-demand webinar for every staff member to access, to build understanding and a consistent approach.
6. Receive your Autism NI Impact Award!
7. Follow up support - Receive 3 years support from Autism NI and celebrate and promote your inclusive and accessible business.

It makes great business sense to improve autism accessibility:

• Equality compliance - Every organisation is legally obligated to provide equal access to services for autistic people under the Disability Discrimination Act and in NI, the Autism Act (NI) 2011.
• Improve customer satisfaction - Empower your team to deliver better customer service to our neurodiverse community and increase access to services to over 35,000 autistic people in Northern Ireland.
• Team building - Increase staff knowledge to build confidence and skills in supporting neurodivergent people. 
• Attract diverse talent - Support neurodivergent employees and build a diverse and talented workforce that recognises and celebrates diversity.