Neurodiverse Talent Acquisition & Retention

 
 
 
 

This 60 minute workshop focuses on neurodiversity as a workforce asset. Wanda Deschamps explains:

  • what neurodiversity is

  • why it is important to understand

  • suggestions for hiring and retaining neurodiverse talent, and

  • building neurodiversity into an IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility) strategy.

Wanda highlights the value of neurodiversity in the workplace, including through inclusive leadership.


Presenter:

Wanda K. Deschamps (She/Her), Founder & Principal, Liberty Co Wanda Deschamps is founder and principal of Liberty Co, a consultancy working to increase the participation level of the neurodiverse population in the workforce with a special emphasis on autism due to Wanda's own diagnosis at midlife.

A champion for inclusion, she enjoys speaking and writing under the banner of the #InclusionRevolution, a worldwide movement launched in 2018 to spearhead broader thinking about disability - especially disability employment. She is also the catalyst behind the #Women4Women collective focused on gender equality through supporting other women. Combining these two goals provides an avenue for Wanda to be an advocate for women with autism, including as a participant in research into autistic women's experiences in the workplace.

Learn more about Liberty Co: https://liberty-co.square.site/


Host:

Jasper Employment & Education Centre

Learn more: https://jasperemployment.com/

This presentation was included as part of the National Workplace Inclusion Forum 2021, held online across Canada in October 2021. For more tools and strategies to create inclusive workplaces, visit https://www.inclusioncharter.ca

 
 
 
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